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THE CARPET WARS: From Kabul to Baghdad. A Ten Year Journey Along Ancient Trade Routes
de Kremmer, Christopher
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0060097329
- ISBN 13
- 9780060097325
- Librería
-
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Ecco (HarperCollins Publishers) , 2002. xii, + 448pp. Book clean and square. Gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Blind-stamped publisher's logo over plain red boards. Unpaginated, b/white halftone plates section, plus like, intext illustrations and a line-drawn area map. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. In 'The Carpet Wars', award-winning Australian-born journalist Christopher Kremmer chronicles his fascinating ten-year journey along the ancient carpet trade routes that run through the world's most volatile and misunderstood regions: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, India, Pakistan, and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Author's Note. Regional Map. 9 'Parts'. Epilogue. Notes. Bibliography. Glossary. Timeline Index. Picture Credits. Author Bio. Book weight approx. 860g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First U.S. Edition, 1st Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 16cm).
Sinopsis
A travel book about the cultural signifigance of carpets in the republics of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Iran, Iraq, and the Central Asian republics. The people are born on carpets, pray on carpets, and carpets are draped over tombs, as well as used as currency throughout history. Christopher Kremmer spent 10 years as a journalist in the region, and his bookis full of fascinating anecdotes and interviews that provide a glimpse into the traditional customs of this tumultuous region of the world.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 014447
- Título
- THE CARPET WARS: From Kabul to Baghdad. A Ten Year Journey Along Ancient Trade Routes
- Autor
- Kremmer, Christopher
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good +
- Edición
- First U.S. Edition, 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0060097329
- ISBN 13
- 9780060097325
- Editorial
- Ecco (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2002
- Tamaño
- 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 16cm)
- Palabras clave
- Travel and Description, Ancient Carpet Trade Routes, Islamic Asia, Travel Memoirs, Christopher Kremmer (1958-)
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel and Exploration;
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Diversity Books, IOBA
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Sobre el vendedor
Diversity Books, IOBA
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Korumburra, Victoria
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