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Palmyra (Arabic edition)

Mirage in the Desert

Joan Aruz editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:American University in Cairo Press

Published:5th Mar '19

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Current research on the art and archaeology of the ancient city of Palmyra before and after its recent destruction by ISIS

In this important and timely publication, top international scholars present current research and developments about the art, archaeology, and history of the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Syria. Palmyra became tragic headline news in 2015, when it was overtaken by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), which destroyed many of its monuments and artifacts. The essays in this book include new scholarship on Palmyra’s origins and evolution as well as developments from both before and after its damage by ISIS, providing new information that will be relevant to current and future generations of art historians and archaeologists. The book also includes a moving tribute by Waleed Khaled al-Asa’ad to his father, Khaled al-Asa’ad, the Syrian archaeologist, who was the head of antiquities and curator at Palmyra, who was brutally murdered by ISIS in 2015 for defending the site.

ISBN: 9781617979149

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 572g

160 pages

Arabic Edition