Freya Stark in the Levant (The St Antony's College Middle East Archives) [Hardcover]

Malise Ruthven (Author), Freya Stark (Author), St. Antony's College (Corporate Author)

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ISBN-10: 1859640036 | ISBN-13: 978-1859640036 | Publication Date: August 1994 | Edition: 1st

In 1927 Freya Stark stayed in Beirut, taking lessons to improve her Arabic, before moving on to Damascus in 1928. Returning in 1939 to Aleppo, and again in the 1950s to explore the deserted Byzantine cities of the Orontes valley, for Freya Stark the Levant was the foundation for her love of the Middle East. This volume includes some of her best photographs.

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Hardcover: 120 pages
Publisher: Garnet Pub Ltd; 1st edition (August 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1859640036
ISBN-13: 978-1859640036
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,930,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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