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Book Title: Buddhist And Christian Responses To The Kowtow Problem In Ch...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Eric Reinders
Publication Name: Buddhist and Christian Responses to the Kowtow Problem in China
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
