The Fertile Crescent: Gender, Art, and Society

The Fertile Crescent: Gender, Art, and Society
ISBN-10
0979049792
ISBN-13
9780979049798
Series
The Fertile Crescent
Category
Art / Middle Eastern
Pages
239
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Rutgers Univ Inst of Women & Art
Authors
Judith K. Brodsky, Ferris Olin

Description

Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers University, Aug. 13-Sept. 9, 2012, and elsewhere through Nov. 2012.

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