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Book Title: Western Window In The Arab World
Number of Pages: 342 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Western Window in the Arab World
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Subject: International Relations / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year: 1970
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Leon Borden Blair
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Item Width: 7.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
