| #5062608 in Books | Color: Cream | Xlibris | 2001-01-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.97 x5.50l,1.10 | File type: PDF | 388 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Amazing|By Voice|The history, the times and the lives of the people of Greater Syria since 1860 and beyond, written in simple yet elegant language and driven by the human spirit, nationalism and the hope for a better future.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A window on the Palestinian perspective|By Steve FeldmanAbout the Author|Dr. Farid I. Hourani was born in Gaza Palestine in 1928. His father, Iskander also a physician came from Judaidet Marjeyoun, Lebanon and worked for the British mandate government in Palestine. His mother, Olinda born in Jerusalem, descended from
One part of the book covers the highlight history of the Middle East mainly from 1860 to the present time. The text, typed in italics, appears intermittently in the course of the book. It is well referenced. The second part, typed in plain (Roman) text, covers basically the story (semi-biographical) of four generations of my families. The centerpiece of the book is timely because it covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the creation of Israel in 1948, the 1967 War, th...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Olinda's Dream | Farid Hourani. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
