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Item Details
Title:
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A LAND OF ACHING HEARTS
THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE GREAT WAR |
By: |
Leila Tarazi Fawaz |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
List price:
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£32.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
067473565X |
ISBN 13: |
9780674735651 |
Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
17 November, 2014 |
Pages: |
364 |
Description: |
The Great War transformed the Middle East, bringing to an end four hundred years of Ottoman rule in Arab lands while giving rise to the Middle East. This book traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of the civilians and soldiers who endured this cataclysmic event. |
Synopsis: |
A century after the Great War, the experiences of civilians and soldiers in the Middle East during those years have faded from memory. A Land of Aching Hearts traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of those who endured this cataclysmic event, and their profound sense of sacrifices made in vain. |
Illustrations: |
18 halftones, 4 maps |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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