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Book Title: Ibn Khaldun : an Intellectual Biography
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Author: Robert Irwin
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Historiography, Islam / History, Middle East / General, Historical
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
