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ISBN 9780863569111
eISBN 978-0-86356-565-6

copyright © Turki al-Hamad 2005 English translation © Paul Starkey 2005

The right of Turki al-Hamad to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988

This edition first published 2005

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