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Book Title: Orange Trees of Marrakesh : Ibn Khaldun and the Science of Man
Item Length: 8.8in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 5.8in
Author: Stephen Frederic Dale
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Historiography, Africa / General, General, Middle East / General, Historical
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Education, History
Item Weight: 23.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
