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ajiss-1210	Hashem, Mazen	The Levant Reconciling a Century of Contradictions	2012.0	33	.pdf	application/pdf	14555	622	49	The land of new Syria was further truncated; Lebanon to the southwest was carved out, as well as Iskenderun to the northeast (now part of Turkey). Although the revolution in Syria is unfolding within the modern politi- cal boundaries of this country, its proper understanding is not attainable without putting it in a larger historical context, which includes the adjacent geographical areas of the Levant, Bilad al-Sham.	cache/ajiss-1210.pdf	txt/ajiss-1210.txt