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Arabia incognita (2016)

Arabia incognita : dispatches from Yemen and the Gulf / Sheila Carapico, editor.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

LCCN 2015953892

ISBN 978-1-68257-003-6

ISBN 978-1-935982-92-0 (EPUB)

ISBN 978-1-935982-93-7 (Mobi)

ISBN 978-1-935982-94-4 (PDF)

1. Middle East--History. I. Carapico, Sheila, editor. II. Title.

DS62.4.A69 2016           956

QBI15-600239