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Author:

Degeorge, Gérard, 1947-

Title:

Damascus / Gérard Degeorge [translated from the French by David Radzinowicz].

Edition:

English-language ed.

Publisher:

Distributed in North America by Rizzoli,
Distributed in North America by Rizzoli,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

320 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, plans (some col.) ; 32 cm.

Subject:

Damascus (Syria)--History.
Damascus (Syria)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Damascus (Syria)--Civilization.
Damascus (Syria)--Antiquities.

Other Titles:

Damas, perle et reine d'Orient. English

Notes:

Simultaneously published in French as Damas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and indexes.

Contents:

From Neolithic village to imperial capital -- The centuries of darkness--Fatimids, Crusaders -- Mongols -- Government by the Turks -- Damascus, provincial capital of the Ottoman empire -- The end of the Ottoman empire and the pangs of "westernization".

ISBN:

9782080304568 (hbk.)
2080304569 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57166721

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)