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Dreaming of Damascus : Arab Voices from a Region in Turmoil
by Glain, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719555434
- ISBN 13
- 9780719555435
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 2003. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 306pp., index, glossary, biblio., chronology, notes, photos, maps. VG in VG cello-wrapped DJ. "A thousand years ago, a vast Arab empire stretched from the Asian steppe to Spain, pioneering new technologies, sciences, art and culture, and Arab traders dominated the global economy. Today, Arab states are in decay. On a journey through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Iraq and Egypt, Stephen Glain looks at the causes of this debility and at hope for the future.".
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- Bookseller
- Quickhatch Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002514
- Title
- Dreaming of Damascus : Arab Voices from a Region in Turmoil
- Author
- Glain, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0719555434
- ISBN 13
- 9780719555435
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- ARAB COUNTRIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARAB COUNTRIES SOCIAL Middle East Palestine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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