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Book Title: Lords Of Things

Item Length: 8.9in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 5.9in

Author: Maurizio Peleggi

Publication Name: Lords of Things : the Fashioning of the Siamese Monarchy's Modern Image

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Publication Year: 2002

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 15.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 248 Pages

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