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Asad's Legacy: Syria in Transition
by Eyal Zisser
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0814796974
- ISBN 13
- 9780814796979
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: New York University Press, 2001 New York University Press, New York. 2001. Hardcover. Stated First Published in the USA in 2001. Book is tight, square, but does have considerable highlighting throughout. Book Condition: Good +; highlighting; light bumping to head, tail, and lower tips. DJ: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; light shelfwear to tips; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 218 pp 8vo. Hafiz al-Asad was the ruler of Syria for thirty years and the last of the old generation of Arab leaders. The new ruler, his son Bashir, faces many challenges and the author explores the Asad dynasty and the dynamics of the Asad family with its Byzantine power plays and competing factions. This is the most up-to-date treatment of Asad's role in the history and politics of the contemporary Middle East. A clean very presentable copy
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015205
- Title
- Asad's Legacy: Syria in Transition
- Author
- Eyal Zisser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0814796974
- ISBN 13
- 9780814796979
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Middle East History, Syria, Syrian History, Hafiz al-Asad, Bashir as-Asad, Syrian politics, Syrian government, relationship with Israel, relationship with America, Russian influence on Syria,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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