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Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert
Contributor(s): Aruz, Joan (Author)

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 ISBN: 1588396312     ISBN-13: 9781588396310
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
OUR PRICE: $33.25  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Middle Eastern
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- History | Middle East - General
Dewey: 939.432
LCCN: 2018287652
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.8" W x 9.9" L (1.15 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
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 and head of antiquities at Palmyra, who was brutally murdered by ISIS in 2015 for defending the site.
 
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