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Aleppo A History

Aleppo A History

Shortlisted for the 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life—in particular an active traditional suq with a continuous tradition going back centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenistic grid and above it looms the great Citadel which contains recently-uncovered remains of a Bronze/Iron Age temple complex suggesting an even earlier role as a ‘high place’ in the Canaanite tradition. In the Arab Middle Ages Aleppo was a strongpoint of the Islamic resistance to the Crusader presence. Its medieval Citadel is one of the most dramatic examples of a fortified enclosure in the Islamic tradition. In Mamluk and Ottoman times the city took on a thriving commercial role and provided a base for the first European commercial factories and consulates in the Levant. Its commercial life funded a remarkable building tradition with some hundreds of the 600 or so officially-declared monuments dating from these eras. Its diverse ethnic mixture with significant Kurdish Turkish Christian and Armenian communities provide a richer layering of influences on the city’s life. In this volume Ross Burns explores Aleppo's rich history from its earliest history through to the modern era providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history accessible both to scholarly readers and to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city’s past. | Aleppo A History

GBP 31.99
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Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

Days of the Fall takes the reader into the heart of the terrible wars in Syria and Iraq. The book combines frontline reporting with analysis of the deeper causes and effects of the conflict. Over five years Jonathan Spyer reported from the depths of the wars spending time in Aleppo Baghdad Damascus Mosul Idlib Hasaka and other frontline areas. He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the conflict – the rescue of the trapped Yezidis from the attempted ISIS genocide in 2014 the Assad regime’s assault on Aleppo the rise of independent Kurdish power in north east Syria the emergence of the Shia militias in Iraq as a key force. The book depicts these events and seeks to place them within a broader framework. The author notes the ethnic and sectarian faultlines in both Syria and Iraq and contends that both countries have now effectively separated along these lines leading to the emergence of de facto fragmentation and the birth of a number of new entities. The book also notes that this confused space has now become an arena for proxy conflict between regional and global powers. Containing interviews with key figures from all sides of the conflict such as the Shia militias in Iraq and even ISIS members Days of the Fall serves as an invaluable and comprehensive guide to the complex dynamics and the tragic human impact of the wars. | Days of the Fall A Reporter’s Journey in the Syria and Iraq Wars

GBP 35.99
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Damascus A History

Damascus A History

Damascus first published in 2005 was the first account in English of the history of the city bringing out the crucial role it has played at many points in the region’s past. It traces the story of this colourful significant and complex city through its physical development from the its emergence in around 7000 BC through the changing cavalcade of Aramaean Persian Greek Roman Byzantine Arab Turkish and French rulers to independence in 1946. This new edition has been thoroughly updated using recent scholarship and includes an additional chapter placing the events of the Syrian post-2011 conflict in the context of the city’s tumultuous experiences over the last century. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the sweep of Syrian history and archaeology and is an ideal partner to Burns’ Aleppo (2016). Lavishly illustrated Damascus: A History remains a unique and compelling exploration of this fascinating city. | Damascus A History

GBP 36.99
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Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

Urban Governance Under the Ottomans focuses on one of the most pressing topics in this field namely the question why cities formerly known for their multiethnic and multi- religious composition became increasingly marked by conflict in the 19th century. This collection of essays represents the result of an intense process of discussion among many of the authors who have been invited to combine theoretical considerations on the question sketched above with concrete case studies based upon original archival research. From Istanbul to Aleppo and from the Balkans to Jerusalem what emerges from the book is a renewed image of the imperial and local mechanisms of coexistence and of their limits and occasional dissolution in times of change and crisis. Raising questions of governance and changes therein as well as epistemological questions regarding what has often been termed 'cosmopolitanism' this book calls for a closer investigation of incidents of both peaceful coexistence as well as episodes of violence and conflict. A useful addition to existing literature this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of Urban Studies History and Middle Eastern Studies. | Urban Governance Under the Ottomans Between Cosmopolitanism and Conflict

GBP 51.99
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