{"product_id":"2026200010606-secondhand-syria-an-historical-appreciation","title":"Syria: An Historical Appreciation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear. Chipped along spine and folds. Page Condition: Some yellowing. Markings: none. Binding condition: Binding intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyria has long captured the imagination of travellers, scholars, and poets — a land of ancient cities, desert caravans, and civilisations layered upon one another like the strata of the earth itself. Robin Fedden's Syria: An Historical Appreciation presents a rich and panoramic portrait of the country, tracing its history from the earliest Phoenician and Aramaic cultures through the Byzantine, Arab, and Ottoman epochs, illuminated throughout by photographs principally taken by A. Costa. Fedden, a diplomat and writer of considerable literary distinction, brings both scholarly rigour and a traveller's keen eye to his subject, grounding grand historical narratives in the textures of landscape and daily life.\n\nThe work stands as a testament to Syria's singular place at the crossroads of world civilisation — a point of convergence for empires, religions, and trade routes that shaped the ancient and medieval world in equal measure. Written with an elegance that elevates it above mere travelogue, the prose is suffused with a deep affection for the region and an acute awareness of its layered complexity. For readers drawn to the ancient Near East, this volume remains a quietly authoritative companion — one that leaves the reader wondering what further mysteries lie buried beneath Syria's sun-bleached stones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130717479131,"sku":"2026200010606-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9205449e-abb6-477a-abcf-1f84293b6f96.png?v=1786589131","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010606-secondhand-syria-an-historical-appreciation","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}