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Book Title: A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities Of The Arab ...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: South Dakota Goitein
Publication Name: Mediterranean Society, Volume IV : The Jewish Communities of the Arab World As Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Daily Life
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2000
Series: Near Eastern Center, Ucla Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 27.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 513 Pages
