Transforming Damascus Space and Modernity in an Islamic City

This book describes the transformation of Damascus as the city changed from a way-station on the Islamic pilgrimage routes. Its citizens and notables seized the opportunities made available through transport technology on the eastern Mediterranean coast and in the European economy. But just when the city's destiny seemed irrevocably linked to the Mediterranean world and economy, World War I literally starved the urban center of Damascus and empowered its Bedouin hinterland. The consequences shaped Syria for the rest of the 20th century and beyond.Hudson, Leila is the author of 'Transforming Damascus Space and Modernity in an Islamic City', published 2008 under ISBN 9781845115791 and ISBN 1845115791.