Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City by Philip Mansel

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City

Philip Mansel

272 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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'Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them, Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness, most of its population has fled. But this was once a vibrant world city, whe...

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