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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby Author & Editor

Sam Ottewill-Soulsby is a senior researcher at the University of Oslo.

Remembering and Forgetting the Ancient City cover

Remembering and Forgetting the Ancient City

2 contributors - Hardback

£50.00

The Emperor and the Elephant cover

The Emperor and the Elephant

Sam Ottewill-Soulsby - Hardback

£35.00

The Emperor and the Elephant cover

The Emperor and the Elephant

Sam Ottewill-Soulsby - Paperback

£22.00