The Carpet Wars : From Kabul to Baghdad: A Ten-Year Journey along Ancient Trade Routes
by Kremmer, Christopher
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- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060097329
- ISBN 13
- 9780060097325
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Synopsis
A travel book about the cultural signifigance of carpets in the republics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran, Iraq, and the Central Asian republics. The people are born on carpets, pray on carpets, and carpets are draped over tombs, as well as used as currency throughout history. Christopher Kremmer spent 10 years as a journalist in the region, and his bookis full of fascinating anecdotes and interviews that provide a glimpse into the traditional customs of this tumultuous region of the world.
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- Better World Books (US)
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- 5869682-75
- Title
- The Carpet Wars : From Kabul to Baghdad: A Ten-Year Journey along Ancient Trade Routes
- Author
- Kremmer, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060097329
- ISBN 13
- 9780060097325
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- April 16, 2002
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