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Book Title: Muslim Midwest in Modern China : The Tale of the Hui Communities in Gansu (Lanzhou, Linxia, and Lintan) and in Yunnan (Kunming and Dali)
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Raphaël Israeli
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: History
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 15.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 196 Pages
