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Book Title: Islam And Gender: The Religious Debate In Contemporary Iran
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Islam and Gender : the Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 1999
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Islam / Theology, Islamic Studies, Europe / France, Revolutionary, Social History, Women's Studies, History
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Ziba MiR-Hosseini
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
