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Among the Ruins
- Syria Past and Present
Engelsk
Bogcover for Among the Ruins af Christian C. Sahner, 9781849044004
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9781849044004
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1849044007
Udg. Dato:
17 okt 2014
Størrelse i cm:
22,3 x 15,1 x 2,1
Oplagsdato:
17 okt 2014
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Among the Ruins

- Syria Past and Present
Engelsk
Hardback 2014
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As a civil war shatters a country and consumes its people, historian Christian Sahner offers a poignant account of Syria, where the past profoundly shapes its dreadful present. Among the Ruins blends history, memoir and reportage, drawing on the author''s extensive knowledge of Syria in ancient, medieval, and modern times, as well as his experiences living in the Levant on the eve of the war and in the midst of the ''Arab Spring''. These plotlines converge in a rich narrative of a country in constant flux -- a place renewed by the very shifts that, in the near term, are proving so destructive. Sahner focuses on five themes of interest to anyone intrigued and dismayed by Syria''s fragmentation since 2011: the role of Christianity in society; the arrival of Islam; the rise of sectarianism and competing minorities; the emergence of the Ba''ath Party; and the current pitiless civil war. Among the Ruins is a brisk and illuminating read, an accessible introduction to a country with an enormously rich past and a tragic present. For anyone seeking to understand Syria, this book should be their starting point.
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
240
ISBN-13:
9781849044004
Indbinding:
Hardback
ISBN-10:
1849044007
Udg. Dato:
17 okt 2014
Størrelse i cm:
22,3 x 15,1 x 2,1
Oplagsdato:
17 okt 2014
Forfatter(e):
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