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Title:
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MIRROR TO DAMASCUS
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION |
By: |
Colin Thubron |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0099532298 |
ISBN 13: |
9780099532293 |
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Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
4 December, 2008 |
Pages: |
368 |
Description: |
Provides the history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture and tradition, the author explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes. |
Synopsis: |
Described by the author as simply 'a work of love', Mirror to Damascus provides an enthralling and fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966, as well a being a charming and witty personal record of a well-loved city. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture and tradition, Colin Thubron explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes, expertly interspersing the narrative with innumerable anecdotes about travellers of bygone days. Mirror to Damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals, by one of the most indefatigable and popular of travel writers. |
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UK |
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Vintage |
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