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Book Title: Nationalizing Iran: Culture, Power, And The State, 1870-1940
Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Afshin Marashi
Publication Name: Nationalizing Iran : Culture, Power, and the State, 1870-1940
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
