Syria after the uprisings : the political economy of state resilience / Joseph Daher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daher, Joseph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syria--Politics and government--2000-.

Syria.

Politics and government.

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

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 386 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2019.

Summary:

Syria has been at the centre of world news since 2011, following the beginnings of a popular uprising in the country and its subsequent violent repression. Eight years on, Joseph Daher analyses the resilience of the regime and the failings of the uprising, while also taking a closer look at the counter-revolutionary processes that have been undermining the uprising from without and within. Through a sharp reconstruction of the key historical developments, Daher focuses on the reasons behind the transition of a peaceful uprising into a destructive war with multiple regional and international actors. He argues that other approaches have so far neglected a global analysis of the conflict's economic, social and political characteristics. He also shows that it is impossible to understand the Syrian uprising without a historical perspective dating back to the seizure of power by Hafez al-Assad in 1970. A result of years of research and discussions with activists, students, members of political parties and Syrian academics, this book will be the go-to analysis of Syria for years to come.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Construction of a Patrimonial Regime; 2. Popular Uprising and Militarization; 3. The Regime's Repression; 4. The Failure of the Opposition: The Challenges of Fundamentalism and Sectarianism; 5. The Kurdish Question in Syria; 6. Syria, International Relations, and Interventions; 7. War Economy, Reconstruction, and Challenges; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781608469246

1608469247

OCLC:

1107792600