THE DAMASCUS EVENTS: The 1860 Massacre and the Making of the Modern Middle East

Rogan's account of an ancient city's descent into unprecedented communal violence--an event that would mark the end of the old Ottoman order and the beginning of the modern Middle East. A vivid history, one that uncovers the outbreak of violence that unmade a great city and examines the possibility, even after searing conflict and tragedy, of repair. 16 pages of photos.