A Plague on Both Houses?: Population Movements and the Spread of Disease Across the Ottoman-Russian Black Sea Frontier, 1768-1830s
Author | : Andrew Robarts |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:867151150 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
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