| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Origins; Chapter 2: Foreign Influence; Chapter 3: Cities and Invasions; Chapter 4: A Moment of Independence; Chapter 5: Battleground; Chapter 6: Divided and Ruled; Chapter 7: Independence through Disaster; Chapter 8: Conquest and Tribute; Chapter 9: Destruction; Chapter 10: A Time of Desolation; Chapter 11: Assisted Recovery; Chapter 12: Disintegration and a New Conquest; Chapter 13: Province of Rome; Chapter 14: Prosperity and a Crash; Chapter 15: Twice Conquered; Chapter 16: Top of the World; Chapter 17: Decline and Trouble |
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Chapter 18: InvasionsChapter 19: Western Intrusion; Chapter 20: Destruction and Neglect; Chapter 21: Slow Recovery: More interventions; Chapter 22: Consequences of the Great War (AD 1914-2011); Conclusion: The Patterns and The Prospect; Notes and References |
| Summary |
Syria (which in its historical wider sense includes modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and Jordan) has always been at the centre of events of world importance. It was in this region that pastoral-stock rearing, settled agriculture and alphabetic writing were invented (and the dog domesticated). From Syria, Phoenician explorers set out to explore the whole Mediterranean region and sailed round Africa 2,000 years before Vasco de Gama. These are achievements enough but the succeeding centuries offer a rich tapestry of turbulent change, a cycle of repeated conquest, unification, rebellion and division. John D Grainger gives a sweeping overview (though replete with telling details) of the making of this historical region. From the end of the ice age through the procession of Assyrian, Phoenician, Persian, Greek, Roman, Arab, Turkish, French and British attempts to dominate this area, the key events and influences are clearly explained and analysed. The events playing out on our TV screens over recent years are put in the context of 12,000 years of history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Syria -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85131697
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| Subject |
Syria
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781473860834 |
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1473860830 |
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9781473860827 |
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1473860822 |
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