Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction

Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 540
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ISBN-10 : 9789004334601
ISBN-13 : 9004334602
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Book Synopsis Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction by : Michael Greenhalgh

Download or read book Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction written by Michael Greenhalgh and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Syria's Monuments: their Survival and Destruction analyses travellers’ accounts of the Roman, Christian and Islamic monuments of Syria (including Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine/Israel). An epilogue assesses the impact of the recent civil war on the state of the monuments, and their likely future.


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