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BEFORE
EUROPEAN
HEGEMONY
‘The World System A.p 1250-1350
JANET L. ABU-LUGHOI)
New York Oxfond
OXFORD UNIVERSTTY pegs
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‘To the memory of my parents
who encouraged in me
an josatiable curiosityPreface
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