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“sami moubayed”

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  • The Life and Memoirs of Fakhri al-Barudi

    The Renaissance Man of Syria, 1887–1966

    by Sami Moubayed, Fakhri al-Barudi ...
    Syria's tumultuous twentieth century through the life of a central figure in Syrian politicsBorn into an aristocratic Damascene family in 1889, Fakhri al-Barudi was a household name in Syria, universally acclaimed as one of the country's founding fathers and a leading figure in the country’s struggle for independence from French rule during the 1920s. A politician, he grew up in a world of ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

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  • Steel & Silk: Men and Women who Shaped Syria 1900–2000

    by Sami Moubayed ...
    Syria has led the Arab World in many ways for the past 100 years. It was the headquarters of the Arab nationalist movement in the 1910s and among the region's earliest and most vibrant democracies in 1918. Legislation giving women the vote was introduced to the Syrian parliament before a similar measure passed in the US in 1920.Syrians lost their independence to the French in 1920 in the Battle of ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Under the Black Flag

    An Exclusive Insight into the Inner Workings of ISIS

    by Sami Moubayed ...
    The Islamic State movement (ISIS/ISIL/IS) burst onto the world stage in 2014. From its heartland in Syria, where it arose from the chaos of the Syrian Revolt, the organisation has expanded in ideology and membership and now poses a significant threat to the region, if not to the wider world. Moubayed, a Beirut-based journalist who has been analysing Syria and the region for 20 years, has ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • The Damascus Seat of Power

    Syria’s Heads of State, 1918-1946

    by Sami Moubayed ...
    While recent scholarship has focused on wartime Syria, this book is dedicated to heads of state in the immediate post-Ottoman era until the end of the French Mandate in 1946.Here, renowned Syrian historian, Sami Moubayed, examines Syria's first eleven heads of state who led the country between 1918 and 1946. With a chapter dedicated to each leader, Moubayed sheds light on the political culture of ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Syria and the USA

    Washington's Relations with Damascus from Wilson to Eisenhower

    by Sami Moubayed ...
    The conclusion of World War I and the subsequent breakup of the Ottoman Empire led to theindependence of a number of Arab nations and resulted in a Western scramble for roles ofcontrol and influence over them. It was not until after World War I that Syria and the United States had a formal diplomatic relationship - prior to then the only Americans who had developed a relationship with the nation ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Makers of Modern Syria

    The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958

    by Sami Moubayed ...
    In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy. Initially as part of the French mandate in the Middle East and latterly as an independent republic, Syria put in place the instruments of democratic government that it was hoped would lead to a stable future. This book tells the story of Syria's formative years, using previously-unseen material from the personal papers of Ahmad ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

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  • King Faisal of Saudi Arabia

    Personality, Faith and Times

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