The Carpet Wars: Ten Years In Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
by Christopher Kremmer
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 817223581X
- ISBN 13
- 9788172235819
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About This Item
New Delhi: HarperCollins India, 2004. Trade Paperback. As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not damaged. xvi + 447 pages. Travels in dangerous places in quest for carpets.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Books of the World (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000001214
- Title
- The Carpet Wars: Ten Years In Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq
- Author
- Christopher Kremmer
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 817223581X
- ISBN 13
- 9788172235819
- Publisher
- HarperCollins India
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- travelogue, travel, carpets, rugs, carpet industry, rug industry, government, politics, Islamic countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, South Asia, Middle East
- Bookseller catalogs
- India; Exploration, Expeditions, and Discoveries; Politics & Government; Asia; Middle East;
- Size
- 8vo
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