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The Carpet Wars: A Journey Across the Islamic Heartlands
by Kremmer, Christopher
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0732268567
- ISBN 13
- 9780732268565
- Seller
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Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Goulds Book Arcade
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144636
- Title
- The Carpet Wars: A Journey Across the Islamic Heartlands
- Author
- Kremmer, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0732268567
- ISBN 13
- 9780732268565
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Australia
- Place of Publication
- Pymble, NSW, Australia
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- [[740G JPG CENTRAL ASIA ASIAN MODERN HISTORY POLITICS COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT ISLAM
- Size
- Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm)
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