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Book Title: The Folktales Of Palestine: Cultural Identity, Memory And Th...
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Farah Aboubakr
Publication Name: Folktales of Palestine : Cultural Identity, Memory and the Politics of Storytelling
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Series: Soas Palestine Studies
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
