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Book Title: Revolutionary Womanhood: Feminisms, Modernity, And The State...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Laura Bier
Publication Name: Revolutionary Womanhood : Feminisms, Modernity, and the State in Nasser's Egypt
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
