Master of the Craftsman Author(s):Muhannad Mobaideen each dedicated to improving a

each dedicated to improving a certain aspect of daily family life

and some wholly unexpected allies

and an amazing grandmother like no other

This analysis of the rhetoric of nine successfully persuasive politicians explains how their use of language created credible and consistent stories about themselves and the social world they inhabit

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Master of the Craftsman Author(s):Muhannad Mobaideen each dedicated to improving aMaster of the Craftsman navigates the Ottoman world of Damascus, relying on what its historians and mystics have recorded, drawing a precise map of the entire region, not neglecting a lane, a tug, a khana, or a pilgrimage. It also documents the lifestyles of the Damascenes and their political relationships with governors, merchants, craftsmen, and dignitaries. It highlights their suffering at growing costs and monopolization, as well as their bitter