My house in Damascus : an inside view of the Syrian Revolution / by Diana Darke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darke, Diana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.

Syria.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Personal narratives.

Darke, Diana.

Genre:

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages : maps ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Haus Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

This is the true story of re-building a beautiful Damascene house and a chronicle of a country where many dreams are being shattered. Read, it and you will discover the Syria that lies behind the headlines. How did Syria's revolution lose its way? Drawing on the author's firsthand knowledge of the country's complex religious and ethnic communities, this book illuminates the darker recesses of Syria's history, politics, and society. With the unique perspective of an Arabic-speaking British woman, Diana Darke became deeply embedded in all levels of Syrian society when she bought and restored a house in a mixed Sunni/Shi'a neighborhood of the walled Old City of Damascus. In September 2012, as fighting intensified and millions were forced to flee their homes, she offered her house as a sanctuary to friends. By following her experiences and struggles with the realities of life on the ground inside Syria, the reader will arrive at a clearer understanding of why the country remains locked in conflict and why most ordinary Syrians are caught between a repressive government and a splintering opposition. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Worlds of Conflict and Harmony 1

2 Unescorted 13

3 Escorted 25

4 Nobody's Poodle 44

5 Into the Unknown 58

6 The Dead Auntie 68

7 Insurance against Fate? 78

8 Revelations 85

9 Friends and Brides 100

10 The Donkey between Two Carrots 109

11 The Law and Educational Corruption 126

12 Completion and the Caretaker 137

13 No Return 147

14 Monasteries and Desperation 159

15 Thugs and Tamerlane 180

16 The Triumph of Asabiyya 191

17 Future Imperfect and Perfect 213.

ISBN:

9781908323644

1908323647

OCLC:

869789480