The Carpet Wars
by Christopher Kremmer
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0732271223
- ISBN 13
- 9780732271220
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers Australia. Very Good. 198mm / 131mm. Paperback. 2007. 480 pages. <br>This tells of foreign correspondent Christopher Kr emmer's, fascinating and timely account of over a decade spent li ving, travelling, and reporting from Asia, and the Middle East. D uring this time he formed an obsession with carpets and the 'perf ect rug' - an obsession that saw him trace the threads of carpet making ... .
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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- Title
- The Carpet Wars
- Author
- Christopher Kremmer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0732271223
- ISBN 13
- 9780732271220
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Australia
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, Australia
- Date Published
- 2007
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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