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Book Title: Planning The Family In Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Kamran Asdar Ali
Publication Name: Planning the Family in Egypt : New Bodies, New Selves
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Series: Cmes Modern Middle East Ser.
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22 Oz
Number of Pages: 249 Pages
