Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Ancient, medieval, and modern times converge in a narrative of a country in constant flux.
Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Ancient, medieval, and modern times converge in a narrative of a country in constant flux.
Seeking an explanation for Syria's descent into the ruins of civil war, Reilly traces the country's history from the Ottoman period to the present.
How did the lands that are today Syria survive the vicissitudes of centuries of Ottoman, Egyptian, and French rule, only to stand in ruins, shattered by a brutal civil war? To provide answers, the author traces five centuries of Syrian history, from the Ottoman period to the twe…
Seeking an explanation for Syria's descent into the ruins of civil war, Reilly traces the country's history from the Ottoman period to the present.
"The tragic war in Syria along with the plight of the Christians there remains among the most misunderstood situations in the world today. Syria Crucified seeks to contribute to better understanding in the West by giving a voice to individual Syrian Christians living in exile fr…
"Modern Syria: From Ottoman Rule to Pivotal Role in the Middle East tackles the social, economic, and political issues that face modern Syria and explores the historical reasons behind Syria's pivotal role in the Middle East. It deals with the creation of a Syrian national state…
This ambitious and wide-ranging popular history is the first narrative account of the entire Near East (Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States), from the genesis of civilisation in the fourth millennium BCE until modern times. It provides …
This ambitious and wide-ranging popular history is the first narrative account of the entire Near East (Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States), from the genesis of civilisation in the fourth millennium BCE until modern times. It provides …
This ambitious and wide-ranging popular history is the first narrative account of the entire Near East (Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States), from the genesis of civilisation in the fourth millennium BCE until modern times. It provides …
A history of Syria in one hundred sites
This volume presents the long history of Syria through a journey of the most important and recently-excavated archaeological sites. The sites cover over 1.8 million years and all regions in Syria; 110 academics have contributed information on 103 excavations for this volume. Bas…