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Book Title: Between Mecca And Beijing: Modernization And Consumption Amo...
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Maris Boyd Gillette
Publication Name: Between Mecca and Beijing : Modernization and Consumption Among Urban Chinese Muslims
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
