Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-257) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Burning country

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

918925501

Responsibility statement

Robin Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami

Sub title

Syrians in revolution and war

Summary

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

Table Of 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

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