Among the Jasmine Trees

Among the Jasmine Trees
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0819567981
ISBN-13 : 9780819567987
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Download or read book Among the Jasmine Trees written by Jonathan Holt Shannon and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first ethnographic study of music-making in modern Syria


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