"[F]illed with rare encounters with Syria's oldest, most elite families. Critics of anthropology's taste for exoticism and marginality will savor this study of upper-class Damascus, a world that is ur
The book cites that conflicted Syria--from spring uprising to civil war--has suffered from ill-informed and confusing news coverage and has revealed the dearth of expert writing on the country, making
As Syria’s anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the need for understanding the nation’s complex political and cultural realities remains urgent. The sec
