This fourth edition brings together scholars and diplomats from the Middle East, Europe, and North America to provide an objective, cross-cultural assessment of US policy toward the Middle East
David Lesch takes the reader on an illuminating journey through the last hundred years of Syrian history - from the end of the Ottoman Empire through to the current civil war. Only through understanding the complexities and challenges of Syria's history can this pivotal country in the Middle East begin to rebuild and heal.
This fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. The cross- referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature,... číst celé
At its heart, this book examines the timeless challenge of maintaining one's own integrity and principles in the face of a power system which seems bent on promoting the opposite. číst celé