Contested Frontiers in the Syria-Lebanon-Israel Region: Cartography, Sovereignty, and Conflict

Contested Frontiers in the Syria-Lebanon-Israel Region: Cartography, Sovereignty, and Conflict
Asher Kaufman (Author)

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Contested Frontiers in the Syria-Lebanon-Israel Region studies one of the flash points of the Middle East since the 1960s—a tiny region of roughly 100 square kilometers where Syria, Lebanon, and Israel come together but where the borders have never been clearly marked. This was the scene of Palestinian guerrilla warfare in the 1960s and '70s and of Hezbollah confrontations with Israel from 2000 to the 2006 war. At stake are rural villagers who live in one country but identify themselves as belonging to another, the source of the Jordan River, part of scenic and historically significant Mount Hermon, the conflict-prone Shebaa Farms, and a defunct oil pipeline.

Asher Kaufman uses French, British, American, and Israeli archives; Lebanese and Syrian primary sources and newspapers; interviews with borderland residents and with UN and U.S. officials; and a historic collection of maps. He analyzes the geopolitical causes of conflict and prospects for resolution, assesses implications of the impasse over economic zones in the eastern Mediterranean where Israel, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey all have claims, and reflects on the meaning of borders and frontiers today.

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• Published on: 2013-08-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 7.01" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Travels in Syria and the Holy Land (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor)

Travels in Syria and the Holy Land (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor)
John Lewis Burckhardt (Author)
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John Lewis Burckhardt (1784-1817) was a Swiss explorer who is best remembered for his rediscovery of the ancient city of Petra in modern Jordan. In 1809 he was commissioned by the African Association to discover the source of the River Niger. In preparation for this journey, for which he needed to pass as a Muslim, Burckhardt spent two years exploring and studying Arabic and Islamic law in Aleppo, before travelling widely in Arabia and Egypt. This book provides 'a view of Arabian life and manners in every degree, from the Bedouin camp to the populous city', but the most striking passages describe the ruins of Petra, and especially its sumptuously carved Nabataean tombs. Burckhardt also records his frustration at not being able to explore freely and make notes, but these activities would have laid him open to suspicion of being a spy or an infidel, and almost certain death.

• Rank: #954023 in Books
• Published on: 2011-06-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.50" h x 8.15" w x 1.46" l, 3.75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 720 pages

Lands of the Bible: A Geographical and Topographical Description of Palestine, with Letters of Travel in Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, and Greece

Lands of the Bible: A Geographical and Topographical Description of Palestine, with Letters of Travel in Egypt, Syria, Asia Minor, and Greece
John William McGarvey (Author)

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1882 edition by J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia.

• Rank: #1340198 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-05
• Released on: 2002-02-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 704 pages

The Perfection of Solitude: Hermits and Monks in the Crusader States

The Perfection of Solitude: Hermits and Monks in the Crusader States
Andrew Jotischky (Author)

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Crusaders were not the only Europeans drawn to the Holy Land during the twelfth century. Many lay people and followers of religious orders made pilgrimages to the East to visit the holy sites, and many felt compelled to stay there, settling as monks or hermits in established monasteries or founding hermitages of their own. So widespread was the exodus that Bernard of Clairvaux spoke out against Cistercian monks who were "deserting the flock." The Perfection of Solitude is the first comprehensive study of the Latin monastic presence in the Holy Land at this time. Andrew Jotischky looks at the reasons why Latin monks were drawn to the Holy Land (building upon the work of historical geographer J. K. Wright) and what happened after they arrived there. Since very little is known about the history of western monastic settlement in the Holy Land, this book navigates mostly uncharted territory. Jotischky makes use of the recently discovered, but little exploited, writings of Gerard of Nazareth, whose collection of brief lives of twelfth-century Frankish hermits sheds new light on the nature of the Latin Church in the Crusader States. Jotischky's most important conclusions are that solitary and communal monastic practices overlapped each other in the East and that this was due in part to the influence of Eastern practice which was less structured than its counterpart in Europe.

• Rank: #1067211 in Books
• Published on: 1995-04-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 198 pages

Saladin: The Sultan and His Times, 1138-1193

Saladin: The Sultan and His Times, 1138-1193
Paul Cobb (Author), David S. Bachrach (Translator), Paul M. Cobb (Introduction)

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Known in the West as a "noble heathen," the great Muslim sultan Saladin led Muslim forces in the reconquest of the Crusader kingdoms and captured Jerusalem in 1187. This concise history traces Saladin’s role in the contest between Islam and Christianity during the twelfth century.

Following the Sultan's life from the rise of the Crusader states through his triumph over the Franks to the Third Crusade, Möhring elucidates the sultan's accomplishments in uniting much of the Middle East, his enlightened relationship with European opponents, and the unique legacy of his rule in the Middle East and beyond.

This faithful English-language translation also includes an introduction that places Saladinin his geographic, political, and cultural context.

• Rank: #105608 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.07" h x 5.31" w x .39" l, .40 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Occupying Syria under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space and State Formation (Cambridge Middle East Studies)

Occupying Syria under the French Mandate: Insurgency, Space and State Formation (Cambridge Middle East Studies)
Dr Daniel Neep (Author)

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What role does military force play during a colonial occupation? The answer seems obvious: coercion crushes local resistance, quashes political dissent, and consolidates the dominance of the occupying power. However, as this discerning and theoretically rigorous study suggests, violence can have much more ambiguous consequences. Set in Syria during the French Mandate from 1920 to 1946, the book explores a turbulent period in which conflict between armed Syrian insurgents and French military forces not only determined the strategic objectives of the colonial state, but also transformed how the colonial state organised, controlled, and understood Syrian society, geography, and population. In addition to the coercive techniques of airpower, collective punishment, and colonial policing, the book shows how civilian technologies such as urban planning and engineering were also commandeered in the effort to undermine rebel advances. In this way, colonial violence had a lasting effect in Syria, shaping a peculiar form of social order that endured well after the French occupation. As the conclusion surmises, the interplay between violence, spatial colonisation, and pacification continues to resonate with recent developments in the region.

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• Published on: 2012-09-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.86" h x 6.02" w x .71" l, 1.00 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 241 pages

Roman Syria and the Near East

Roman Syria and the Near East
Kevin Butcher (Author)
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The provinces that the Romans referred to as Syria covered a vast area occupied today by several modern states. These included some of the most spectacular ruins of the ancient world-Palmyra, Baalbek, and Apamea-and fabled cities such as Antioch, Damascus, Sidon, and Tyre. Roman Syria also comprised sites that are virtually unknown, such as the great fortress city of Zenobia on the Euphrates and the remarkably well-preserved villages of the limestone massif of northwestern Syria.
Roman Syria and the Near East offers a broad overview of this major cultural crossroads. Surveying a millennium of Roman and Byzantine rule in the Near East, from Roman annexation to the Arab conquest, the book outlines Syria's crucial role in Roman history. Topics discussed include the Roman army's use of Syria as a buffer against its powerful eastern neighbors and the elaborate road system that Rome developed to connect its far-reaching empire. The book also explores the impact of geography, trade, and religion on the shaping of Syria, as well as the influence of Syrian culture on the classical world.

• Rank: #152891 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.72" h x 7.60" w x 1.34" l, 3.78 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 474 pages

The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: From the Old Stone Age to the Persian Conquest (World of archaeology)

The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: From the Old Stone Age to the Persian Conquest (World of archaeology)
Seton Lloyd (Author)
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• Rank: #637473 in Books
• Published on: 1984-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E.

Life in the Ancient Near East, 3100-332 B.C.E.
Professor Daniel C. Snell (Author)
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In this overview of life in the ancient Near East, Daniel Snell surveys the history of the region from the invention of writing 5000 years ago to Alexander the Great's conquest in 332 BCE. The book is a comprehensive history of the social and economic conditions affecting ordinary people and of the relations between governments and peoples in ancient Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. To set Near East developments in a broader context, the author also provides brief contrasting views of India, China, Greece and Etruscan Italy. Snell organizes his book chronologically in time spans of about 500 years and considers broad continuities. Drawing on scholarship in many fields and in many languages, he sets forth a detailed picture of what is known about the demography, social groups, family, women, labour, land and animal management, crafts, trade, money, and government of the ancient Near East. For general readers with an interest in historical events that have influenced the development of Europe and the Middle East, for specialists seeking a broader understanding of early periods of middle eastern history, and for anyone with an interest in the Bible, this book offers a tour of life in ancient western Asia.

• Rank: #162993 in Books
• Published on: 1997-03-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

• Illustrations
• Chronological Table of Periods
• Maps
• Appendix: Theories of Ancient Economies and Societies
• Chapter Notes/ Bibliography/ Index

Acre

Acre
Thomas Philipp (Author)
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Thomas Philipp's study of Acre combines the most extensive use to date of local Arabic sources with commercial records in Europe to shed light on a region and power center many identify as the beginning of modern Palestinian history. The third largest city in eighteenth-century Syria -- after Aleppo and Damascus -- Acre was the capital of a politically and economically unique region on the Mediterranean coast that included what is today northern Israel and southern Lebanon. In the eighteenth century, Acre grew dramatically from a small fishing village to a fortified city of some 25,000 inhabitants. Cash crops (first cotton, then grain) made Acre the center of trade and political power and linked it inextricably to the world economy. Acre was markedly different from other cities in the region: its urban society consisted almost exclusively of immigrants seeking their fortune.

The rise and fall of Acre in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Thomas Philipp argues, must be seen against the background of the decay of central power in the Ottoman empire. Destabilization of imperial authority allowed for the resurfacing of long-submerged traditional power centers and the integration of Arab regions into European and world economies. This larger imperial context proves the key to addressing many questions about the local history of Acre and its peripheries. How were the new sources of wealth and patterns of commerce that remade Acre reconciled with traditional forms of political power and social organization? Were these forms really traditional? Or did entirely new classes develop under the circumstances of an immigrant society and new commercial needs? And why did Acre, after such propitious beginnings as a center of export trade and political and military power strong enough to defy Napoleon, give way to the dazzling rise of Beirut in the nineteenth century? For centuries the object of the Crusader's fury and the trader's envy, Acre is here restored to its full significance at a crucial moment in Middle Eastern history.

• Rank: #117231 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.90" h x 6.02" w x .67" l, .95 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

The Struggle of Major Powers over Syria

The Struggle of Major Powers over Syria
Jamal Wakim (Author)

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This highly topical book argues that the success or failure of Syria's policies is directly linked to the degree to which these policies accord with those of Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, and that the country has been subject throughout its history to competition between the forces occupying the geostrategic spheres that surround it. The book further argues that the influence of these spheres is not restricted to foreign policy, but also extends to interaction with cultural, economic, and social groups, thus transforming the geo-political to geo-cultural, geo-economic, and geo-social. Ordered chronologically, the book deals chapter-by-chapter with the different conflicts and struggles that have surrounded Syria throughout history, detailing the constant struggles to control it by Mesopotania, Anatolia, and Egypt. It examines the political changes that have taken place during the term of President Bashar Assad, including the role of the 'superpowers' in seeking to achieve control of the region, and it concludes that whoever controls Syria can tighten their grip on Iraq, Turkey, and Egypt, and thus the whole of the Middle East.

• Rank: #3528453 in Books
• Published on: 2013-05-31
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

The Syrian Social Nationalist Party: An Ideological Analysis (Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs)

The Syrian Social Nationalist Party: An Ideological Analysis (Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs)
Labib Zuwiyya Yamak (Author)
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• Rank: #203320 in Books
• Published on: 1966-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 183 pages

(Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria: Ethno-cultural Diversity and the State in the Aftermath of a Refugee Crisis (Forced Migration) (Forced Migration) (Studies in Forced Migration)

(Re)constructing Armenia in Lebanon and Syria: Ethno-cultural Diversity and the State in the Aftermath of a Refugee Crisis (Forced Migration) (Forced Migration) (Studies in Forced Migration)
Nicola Migliorino (Author)

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For almost nine decades, since their mass-resettlement to the Levant in the wake of the Genocide and First World War, the Armenian communities of Lebanon and Syria appear to have successfully maintained a distinct identity as an ethno-culturally diverse group, in spite of representing a small non-Arab and Christian minority within a very different, mostly Arab and Muslim environment. The author shows that, while in Lebanon the state has facilitated the development of an extensive and effective system of Armenian ethno-cultural preservation, in Syria the emergence of centralizing, authoritarian regimes in the 1950s and 1960s has severely damaged the autonomy and cultural diversity of the Armenian community. Since 1970, the coming to power of the Asad family has conributed to a partial recovery of Armenian ethno-cultural diversity, as the community seems to have developed some for of tacit arrangement with the regime. In Lebanon, on the other hand, the Armenian community suffered the consequences of the recurrent breakdown of the consociational arrangement that regulates public life. In both cases the survival of Armenian cultural distinctiveness seems to be connected, rather incidentally, with the continuing "search for legitimacy" of the state.

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• Published on: 2007-12-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.09" h x 6.14" w x .0" l, 1.04 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Travels And Voyages Into Africa, Asia, And America, The East And West-indies, Syria, Jerusalem, And The Holy-land

Travels And Voyages Into Africa, Asia, And America, The East And West-indies, Syria, Jerusalem, And The Holy-land
Jean b. 1575 Mocquet (Creator)

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

• Rank: #6356345 in Books
• Published on: 2010-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.53" h x 7.32" w x .91" l, 1.74 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 444 pages

Lucian's On the Syrian Goddess: A Dual Language Edition

Lucian's On the Syrian Goddess: A Dual Language Edition
Herbert A Strong (Author), A M Harmon (Editor), John Garstang (Introduction)

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In On the Syrian Goddess (De Dea Syria), Lucian of Samosata presents an eyewitness account of the worship of Atargatis at the Sacred City of Hierapolis in Northern Syria. The subject of much scholarly debate over its authorship and authenticity, this text may be a lampoon of Eastern religion by one of antiquity’s great satirists. On the other hand, if it is authentic, it offers a rare glimpse into the little-understood world of ancient goddess worship. Describing a cult considered ancient and mysterious even in his own time, Lucian presents scenes of orgiastic luxury, gilded temples, bizarre divination, sacred animals, phallic worship, transvestite priests, violent self-castration, and many other oddities that are sure to fascinate any reader. This volume presents Lucian’s Greek text, as edited by A. M. Harmon, with a parallel English translation by Herbert Strong on facing pages. This format will be useful to those wishing to read the English translation while looking at the Greek version, or vice versa. Also included are a biography of Lucian by Strong, as well as a thorough introduction and extensive footnotes by John Garstang.

• Rank: #539231 in Books
• Published on: 2013-07-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Damascus

Damascus
Gerard Degeorge (Author)
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With over 300 original photographs, as well as charts, architectural plans, and reproductions of engravings and ancient watercolors, Damascus provides a rich and thorough introduction to the architectural and archeological history of one of the world's great cities. Weaving together aspects of history, sociology, religion, and law, Degeorge presents a unique perspective on the sights and monuments, allowing the reader a global view and a tangible sense of the successive civilizations in order to understand their mysteries.

In the introduction, the natural history and geography of the region are explored— elements crucial for a deeper understanding of Damascus's place on the world map and its situation on the major commercial routes. Relations with the West (the Greek and Roman empires, the Crusades, and French Imperialism) are broadly addressed, both in the acts and deeds of the people, as well as the perspective of Western travelers, businessmen, and political figures. Degeorge also includes the impressions and observations of nearby residents of the Mahgreb, Syria, and other members of the Orient, departing from the uniquely ethnocentric point of view that often dominates studies of the region.

• Rank: #533606 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Released on: 2005-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City

Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City
Brigid Keenan (Author), Tim Beddow (Author, Photographer), Bridget Keenan (Author)
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Damascus has enjoyed a long history of immense artistic achievement. Alongside some of Islams most magnificent architecture, the capital city of Syria can also boast a heritage of fairytale palaces and sumptuous private houses of comparable splendour. Brigid Keenan and Tim Beddow record these priceless architectural gems in this classic book, now available again in hardback after some years out of print. The text describes the history of Damascus and life in the city today, and then proceeds to describe the houses themselves, their creators and occupants. Superb photographs illustrate not only facades, courtyards, alleyways and fountains, but also beautiful interiors, with exquisite details in marble, stone, wood, paint and mother-of-pearl. "Damascus" is a breathtaking tribute to an amazing architectural heritage.

• Rank: #1627599 in Books
• Published on: 2000-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.73" h x 9.45" w x 9.53" l, 3.10 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

The Syria-Iran Axis: Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations in the Middle East (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)

The Syria-Iran Axis: Cultural Diplomacy and International Relations in the Middle East (Library of Modern Middle East Studies)
Nadia von Maltzahn (Author)

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Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the close alliance between Syria and Iran has endured for over three decades, based on geopolitical interests between the two states and often framed in the language of resistance. In view of their strong relationship at a state-level, what have Syria and Iran each been doing to foster popular exchange and employ cultural tools to build an image in the other country? The Syria-Iran Axis examines the motivations, content and reach of cultural diplomacy between Syria and Iran to determine to what degree the two partners have been successful in bridging their world views and political outlooks. By analyzing the extent to which a state-directed cultural exchange can foster bilateral relations in the Middle East, Nadia von Maltzahn offers a unique analysis of the formation of foreign policy and diplomacy in the region.

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• Published on: 2013-07-30
• Released on: 2013-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.05 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 272 pages

Travels of Ali Bey - Volume 1: Morocco Tripoli Cyprus Egypt Arabia Syria and Turkey (Folios Archive Library)

Travels of Ali Bey - Volume 1: Morocco Tripoli Cyprus Egypt Arabia Syria and Turkey (Folios Archive Library)
Domingo Badia Y Leblich (Author)

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384 pages.

• Rank: #175769 in Books
• Published on: 1993-01-01
• Format: Facsimile
• Original language: Spanish
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

Saladin: All-Powerful Sultan and the Uniter of Islam

Saladin: All-Powerful Sultan and the Uniter of Islam
Stanley Lane-Poole (Author)
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Celebrated in romances from the Middle Ages to the Victorian Era—and the subject of contemporary studies and novels—Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, also known as Saladin (c. 1138-1193), is best known in the West for his battles with Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. More than a powerful and chivalrous warrior, Saladin was also a skillful leader who forged a unified empire from the squabbling nations of the Middle East, turning the Muslim armies into a fighting force that retook the Kingdom of Jerusalem from the Crusaders.

Lane-Poole's biography of the storied sultan analyzes records by Saladin's Christian and Muslim contemporaries to reveal the man behind the many legends. The portrait Lane-Poole creates is of a ruler who avoided luxuries, showed remarkable mercy toward his enemies (with the exception of the Knights Templars and the treacherous Reginald of Chatillon), and was openly admired even by the Crusaders who warred against him.

Saladin covers Saladin's boyhood as a Kurdish outsider in Egypt, his astounding victory at the Battle of Hittin (which turned the tide of the Crusades), and his subsequent melees with Richard in the Holy Land. Though originally published in 1898, Lane-Poole's insightful and open-minded book remains the definitive work in the English language on Saladin.

• Rank: #156177 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.31" h x 5.41" w x 1.06" l, 1.26 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 504 pages