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A House in Damascus - Before the Fall

By Brian Stoddart

Book information

Publisher
ePublishing Works!
Year
2012
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
1 MB (1324076 bytes)
Pages
269\0
Time added
2013-11-16 04:01:23

Description

As Syria confronts an uncertain future, A House in Damascus seeks to balance the Western view with the lives and views of the everyday people living in the world’s oldest continuing capital city Drawn from the author's experiences occurring immediately before the 2011-2012 social and political upheaval, each story traces the Old City of Damascus and its people's present through the past, capturing the universal human element often missing from the strategic and political accounts. ABOUT THE AUTHORBrian Stoddart is an Emeritus Professor of La Trobe University in Melbourne. Trained as a social historian, he now works as an international higher education reform consultant in countries such as Lao PDR, Cambodia, Jordan and Syria.www.professorbrianstoddart.com

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