A history of Syria, focusing on the country's role in the current political climate of the modern Middle East.
Record details
ISBN:079106509X
Physical Description:print Book / 147 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 col. maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher:Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House Publishers, c2003.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-141) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
After the lion -- Land of Abraham -- Lawrence of Arabia -- A taste of freedom -- Birth of a nation -- The Arabs unite -- The Six-Day War -- A region divided -- The Yom Kippur and Lebanon conflicts -- The strongman.