Syria from Reform to Revolt: Volume 2: Culture, Society, and

Syria from Reform to Revolt: Volume 2: Culture, Society, and Religion (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)

As Syriaâ€™s anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the need for understanding the nationâ€™s complex political and cultural realities remains urgent. The second of a two-volume series, Syria from Reform to Revolt: Culture, Society, and Religion draws together closely observed, critical and historicized analyses, giving vital insights into Syrian society today.
With a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, contributors reveal how Bashar al-Asadâ€™s pivotal first decade of rule engendered changes in power relations and public discourseâ€•dynamics that would feed the 2011 protest movement and civil war. Essays focus on key arenas of Syrian social life, including television drama, political fiction, Islamic foundations, and Christian choirs and charities, demonstrating the ways in which Syrians worked with and through the state in attempts to reform, undermine, or sidestep the regime. The contributors explore the paradoxical cultural politics of hope, anticipation, and betrayal that have animated life in Syria under Asad, revealing the fractures that obstruct peaceful transformation. Syria from Reform to Revolt provides a powerful assessment of the conditions that turned Syriaâ€™s hopeful Arab spring revolution into a catastrophic civil war that has cost over 200,000 lives and generated the worst humanitarian crisis of the twenty-first century.
Country USA
Brand Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer Syracuse University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780815634157
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Syracuse University Press
Manufacturer	Syracuse University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780815634157
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Syria from Reform to Revolt: Volume 2: Culture, Society, and Religion (Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East)

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