Project Gutenberg 2023-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 180 La Mazière, Pierre 1879 1947 Mazière, Pierre La La Maziere, Pierre Mazière, Pierre la Partant pour la Syrie $aFrance :$bLibrairie Baudinière, $c1926. Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Partant pour la Syrie" by Pierre La Mazière is a literary travelogue written in the early 20th century. The work explores the complexities and intricacies of Syrian society, with the author preparing to embark on a journey that examines the political and cultural tensions within the region following France's mandate over Syria after the First World War. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on the ignorance shared by himself and his French compatriots regarding Syria, despite their country's involvement in the region. He meets various friends who humorously exhibit a lack of proper knowledge about Syria beyond popular songs and general assumptions. This moment of self-awareness sets the tone for his upcoming voyage, as he expresses a desire to uncover the realities of a country that is both historically rich and politically tumultuous, filled with diverse ethnic and religious groups deeply divided by their grievances against each other and against their foreign rulers. The opening lays out both the author's motivation and the broader social landscape, hinting at the challenges he will explore in understanding Syria's plight and his own role within it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1411060 20230422003043lamazire 1926 FR Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Syria -- History Mandates DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature Category: History - Modern (1750+) 313332 2025-07-28T06:50:20.525574 text/html 311862 2023-06-03T08:04:51 text/html 546229 2025-07-28T06:50:26.952561 application/epub+zip 547127 2025-07-28T06:50:22.178591 application/epub+zip 234688 2025-07-28T06:50:21.032603 application/epub+zip 1109428 2025-07-28T06:50:30.349545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1093360 2025-07-28T06:50:25.972588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285892 2025-07-28T06:50:19.820611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266472 2023-06-03T08:04:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18128 2025-07-28T06:50:30.498541 application/rdf+xml 12318 2025-07-28T06:50:21.260702 image/jpeg 2412 2025-07-28T06:50:21.164564 image/jpeg 102831 2023-06-04T12:32:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 508715 2023-06-04T12:32:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 511615 2025-07-28T06:50:20.559597 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog