Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

Author: Nicholas Ostler

paperback Category: Linguistics Category: General & World History Category: Social & Cultural History HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fastbooks book price: 21.80 EUR (price updated on 30.01.2026) Free delivery to EU countries (and more) more Reader's comments and book reviews: Amazon

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