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Historical dictionary of Syria / David Commins and David W. Lesch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Commins, David Dean.
- Series:
- Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
- Historical dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Syria--History--Dictionaries.
- Syria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (521 p.)
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Syria covers the recent events in Syria as well as the history that led up to these events. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The cross-referenced dictionary section has over 500 entries on significant persons, places and events, political parties and institutions, literature, music and the arts. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Syria.
- Contents:
- Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Map; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; The Syrian Uprising; Bibliography; About the Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-31030-3
- 0-8108-7966-2
- OCLC:
- 869092172
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