Historical dictionary of Syria / David Commins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commins, David Dean.

Series:

Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East ; 50.

Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East ; 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Syria--History--Dictionaries.

Syria.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 340 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Scarecrow Press, 2004.

Summary:

Historical Dictionary of Syria, Second Edition, gives the reader easy access to the history and contemporary situation of one of the world's ancient civilizations. The heart of the work is more than 350 entries on the most influential political figures and events, religious groups and movements, economic sectors, social institutions, and cultural facets. The second edition includes nearly 100 entirely new entries and updates on 43 entries from the first edition. An important difference between the two editions is the inclusion of many more entries on social institutions, such as the family and coffeehouses, cultural aspects, such as art, architecture, cinema, literature, music, and theater, and economic facets, such as inflation, corruption, the public sector, and efforts at reform. There is also expanded coverage on Syria's political dynamics, with entries on human rights, civil society, and security forces.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-340).

ISBN:

0810849348

OCLC:

53986565