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Silk and empire

by Brenda M. King · 2005

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xx, 195 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 195 pages

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