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Title Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan / edited by Laura S. Etheredge
Edition 1st ed
Published New York, NY : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (226 pages) : color illustrations
Series Middle East : region in transition
Middle East, region in transition.
Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Syria: The Land And Its People -- Relief -- Drainage -- Soils -- Climate -- Plant And Animal Life -- Ethnic And Linguistic Groups -- Religion -- Settlement Patterns -- Rural Settlement -- Urban Settlement -- Demographic Trends -- Chapter 2 The Syrian Economy -- Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing -- Resources And Power -- Manufacturing -- Finance -- Trade -- Services -- Labour And Taxation -- Transportation -- Chapter 3 Syrian Government And Society -- Local Government -- Justice -- Political Process -- Security -- Health And Welfare -- Housing -- Education -- Chapter 4 Syrian Cultural Life -- Daily Life And Social Customs -- The Arts -- Cultural Institutions -- Sports And Recreation -- Media And Publishing -- Chapter 5 Syria: Past And Present -- From Early History To The Hellenistic And Roman Periods -- The Hellenistic Age -- Roman Provincial Organization -- Economy And Culture -- Byzantine Syria -- Medieval Period -- Early Islamic Rule -- The Umayyads -- The 8216;Abbasids -- From The 9Th To The 12Th Century -- The Ayyubids And Mamluks -- Ottoman Period -- Ottoman Government, 16Th8211;17Th Centuries -- Decline Of Ottoman Authority -- Egyptian Domination -- Ottoman Rule Restored -- World War I -- French Mandate -- World War Ii And Independence -- Early Years Of Independence -- The Colonels -- The Union With Egypt, 19588211;61 -- The 8220;Secessionist8221; Regime, 19618211;63 -- Ba8216;Thist Syria After 1963 -- Emergence And Fracture Of The Syrian Ba8216;Th -- Ideology And Foreign Policy To 1990 -- Foreign Engagement And Domestic Change Since 1990 -- Chapter 6 Lebanon: The Land And Its People -- Relief -- Drainage -- Soils -- Climate -- Plant And Animal Life -- Ethnic And Linguistic Groups -- Religion -- Settlement Patterns -- Demographic Trends -- Chapter 7 The Lebanese Economy -- Agriculture -- Resources And Power -- Manufacturing -- Finance -- Trade -- Services -- Labour And Taxation -- Transportation -- Chapter 8 Lebanese Government And Society -- Local Government -- Justice -- Political Process -- Security -- Health And Welfare -- Housing -- Education -- Social And Economic Division -- Chapter 9 Lebanese Cultural Life -- Daily Life And Social Customs -- The Arts -- Cultural Institutions -- Sports And Recreation -- Media And Publishing -- Chapter 10 Lebanon: Past And Present -- Phoenicia -- Relations With Egypt -- Phoenicia As A Colonial And Commercial Power -- Assyrian And Babylonian Domination Of Phoenicia -- Persian Period -- Greek And Roman Periods -- Lebanon In The Middle Ages -- Ottoman Period -- French Mandate
Summary While each country's centrality to the future of Middle East politics and strategy remains unequivocal, the social and cultural traditions of Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan reveal a robust blend of Mediterranean and Arab influences. Home to diverse populations who have experienced centuries of exposure to an array of influences, each country boasts ancient monuments that testify to its ability to withstand conflict and absorb various peoples and ideas. This rich volume profiles the intertwined histories of these three countries and the geographic, economic, and social factors that have come to define each
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Social change -- Syria -- History
Social change -- Lebanon -- History
Social change -- Jordan -- History
HISTORY -- General.
Social change
SUBJECT Syria. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80061798
Lebanon. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79090014
Jordan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79072819
Subject Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Syria.
Lebanon.
Jordan.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Etheredge, Laura.
LC no. 2010027853
ISBN 9781615304141
1615304142
1282940775
9781282940772