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Book Title: Buddhas of Bamiyan
Item Length: 7in
Item Height: 1.5in
Item Width: 4.3in
Author: Llewelyn Morgan
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Asia / Central Asia, Buddhism / History, Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, Customs & Traditions, Sociology of Religion
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Architecture, Religion, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
