50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHORDescribed by the author as simply 'a work of love' Mirror to Damascus provides a rich & fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966 & is also a charming & witty personal record of an extraordinary city In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture & tradition Colin Thubron explores the historical artistic social & religious inheritance of its people Along the way he shares unforgettable stories about the enterprising travellers of bygone days Mirror to Damascus is a unique portrait of a city now obscured by recent upheavals by one of the most indefatigable & popular of travel writers