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Book Title: Khomeinism : Essays ON the Islamic Republic
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Ervand Abrahamian
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Religious, WORLD / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
