Orientalism in Early Modern France
Eurasian Trade, Exoticism, and the Ancien Régime
Inbunden, Engelska, 2008
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2008-06-01
- Mått156 x 234 x 26 mm
- Vikt787 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor416
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN9781845203740