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Sensibilities of the Islamic Mediterranean : Self-expression in a Muslim Culture from Post-classical Times to the Present Day
by Ostle, Robin
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 184511650X
- ISBN 13
- 9781845116507
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Tauris, 2008. Hardcover. Good Condition. 14.1 x 3.9 x 22.4 cm. Presentable, tight and sound copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All pages clean, crisp and unmarked. Minor soiling to top edge. Overall, in very good used condition, with firm bindings and spine intact. From the mountains of Lebanon to the shores of Turkey and North Africa, the Islamic Mediterranean has always been a dynamic cultural hub, where the stories and passions of East and West collide. In a sweeping survey spanning the first Arabic edition of the Thousand and One Nights to the novels of the 20th century, Robin Ostle pours through centuries of books, art and architecture to reveal what they tell us about the changing relationship between individual and society in this distinctive culture. Anthropology & Sociology, Literary Studies, History, Social & Cultural, Islamic Studies Books ⺠Subjects ⺠Biography ⺠Medical, Legal & Social Sciences ⺠Anthropology & Sociology Size: 14.1 x 3.9 x 22.4 cm. 384 pp.. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Literature; History; Islam; Mediterranean; ISBN: 184511650X. Add. Inventory No: 221231H001014. .
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- Barnaby
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221231H001014
- Title
- Sensibilities of the Islamic Mediterranean : Self-expression in a Muslim Culture from Post-classical Times to the Present Day
- Author
- Ostle, Robin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 184511650X
- ISBN 13
- 9781845116507
- Publisher
- Tauris
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 14.1 x 3.9 x 22.4 cm
- Keywords
- BZDB428 Sociology & Culture; Literature; History; Islam; Mediterranean; ISBN: 184511650X Ostle, Robin Sensibilities of the Islamic Mediterranean : Self-expression in a Muslim Culture from Post-classical Times to the Present Day
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