Authors:Aurora Sottimano, Kjetil Selvik,
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub
Keywords: syria, andrews, contemporary, papers, reform, regime, discourse, changing
Number of Pages: 77
Published: 2008-09-30
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0955968712
ISBN-13: 9780955968716

Authors:Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Amelia Thomas,
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Keywords: lonely, syria, lebanon, planet, guide, travel, multi, amp, country
Number of Pages: 436
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $22.99
ISBN-10: 1741046092
ISBN-13: 9781741046090

Discover Syria & LebanonSmile your thanks when the elderly caretaker of a Damascus house opens the door just for youTest-drive your Arabic as you fly through the Syrian desert in a 1960s Dodge taxiWhat conflict? Find your peace hiking amid waterfalls, hermitages and monasteries in Lebanon’s gorgeous Qadisha ValleyLather up with olive oil soap from Aleppo’s famous souq - and learn how to pick one fit for a queenIn This Guide:Three authors, 140 days of on-the-road research, one international conflict, countless invitations to teaAsk the archaeologist: all your questions on Syria&

Author: Ross Bur
Publisher: I. B. Tauri
Keywords: guide, syria, monuments
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2009-07-15
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 1845119479
ISBN-13: 9781845119478

Syria is home to some of the world’s richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited--in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers. The Monuments of Syria is organized as a gazetteer of all Syria’s historical sites, with complementary sections on history and architectural influences and comprehensive chronologies and glossaries. This fully revised edit

Author: Barry Rubin
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Keywords: syria, truth
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2007-05-29
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1403982732
ISBN-13: 9781403982735

Syria has long presented a serious problem for the Middle East region and U.S. policy. With its mix of competing religious and ethnic groups, radical ideologies, and political repression, it is a 72,000-square-mile time bomb waiting to go off. Yet surprisingly, very little is known about this country and the role it has played in shaping the destiny of the Middle East. In The Truth about Syria, Middle East expert Barry Rubin looks at the critical issues that have made the country the powderkeg of the Middle East and offers an insightful analysis of the effects of recent developments.

Author: Coleman South
Publisher: Benchmark Books (NY)
Keywords: world, cultures, syria
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2006-05-30
List price: $42.79
ISBN-10: 0761420541
ISBN-13: 9780761420545

"The CultureShock!" series is a dynamic and indispensable range of guides for those travellers who are looking to truly understand the countries they are visiting. Each title explains the customs, traditions, social and business etiquette in a lively and informative style."CultureShock!" authors, all of whom have experienced the joys and pitfalls of cultural adaptation, are ideally placed to provide warm and informative advice to those who seek to integrate seamlessly into diverse cultures. The books in this series have a friendly and honest writing style and are full of personal experiences,

Author: Alan George
Publisher: Zed Books
Keywords: freedom, bread, syria
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-09-06
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1842772139
ISBN-13: 9781842772133

Based on the testimony of key players, Syria: Neither Bread nor Freedom recounts the drama of the "Damascus Spring" and its repression, and reveals what happens in a state like Syria to the institutions that occupy the political space between government and governed. From political parties to parliament; from the media to the judicial system and universities, the official veil of rhetoric and propaganda is lifted to reveal a system so demoralized and corrupted that power is wielded for no purpose but power itself; a system which, as Bashar al-Assad himself is discovering, is virtually incapabl

Author: Warwick Ball
Publisher: Interlink Pub Grou
Keywords: guide, architectural, historical, syria
Number of Pages: 255
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1566566657
ISBN-13: 9781566566650

revised & updated edition With a wealth of historical splendors matched by few other countries, Syria has remained almost undiscovered by mass tourism. As a result, little has been spoiled, much is unknown, and there is much to discover. It is a land of immense antiquity, boasting cities and archaeological remains that are among the oldest in the world. Hittites, Hurrians and Hebrews, Aramaeans, Assyrians and Arabs, Egyptians, Canaanites, Persians, Nabateans, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Crusaders, Turks and French have all come, leaving behind some of the most spectacular monuments that can be