Burning country Syrians in revolution and war / Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami.

Author/creator Yassin-Kassab, Robin
Other author Al-Shami, Leila.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Pluto Press, 2016.
Descriptionxii, 262 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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Contents Revolution from above -- Bashaar's first decade -- Revolution from below -- The grassroots -- Militarisation and liberation -- Scorched earth : the rise of the Islamisms -- Dispossession and exile -- Culture revolutionised -- The failure of the elites -- The start of solidarity -- Epilogue : October 2015.
Abstract In 2011, Syrians took to the streets to demand the overthrow of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war-zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to go. Burning Country explores the reality of life in present-day Syria. Drawn from over fifteen years of work with the people of Syria, it reveals the stories of opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and many others. Examining new grassroots revolutionary organisations, the rise of ISIS and Islamism, and the emergence of the worst refugee crisis since World War Two, Burning Country is a vivid account of a modern-day political and humanitarian nightmare. -- from back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 226-257) and index.
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LCCN 2017286184
ISBN9780745336275 (hardback)
ISBN0745336272 (hardback)
ISBN9780745336220 (pbk.)
ISBN0745336221 (pbk.)
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