Syrias Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant

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As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete The volatile regional fault lines that run through Syria have ruptured during this conflict, and the course of events in this fragile yet strategically significant country will profoundly shape the future of the Levant. Best Download Syrias Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant author Emile Hokayem For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Excellent analysis of Syria s experience of the Arab Spring and the resulting civil war Hokayem has produced a dense book worthy of his think tank background Just what I was looking for to learnabout the war, though I would not advise this being the first book you read about Syria He breezes over most of the general history, so you might want to read something like Syria A History of the Last Hundred Years to have the general historical framework in mind.It is too bad this only covers Excellent analysis of Syria s experience of the Arab Spring and the resulting civil war Hokayem has produced a dense book worthy of his think tank background Just what I was looking for to learnabout the war, though I would not advise this being the first book you read about Syria He breezes over most of the general history, so you might want to read something like Syria A History of the Last Hundred Years to have the gener...Excellent analysis at a local, regional, and international level I only wish there was an update from 2013 to present day, as things have obviously just becomeandtangled and awful.When this book was written three years ago the situation in Syria was already dire It is now exponentially worse Every worst case scenario has come to pass All the regional powers as well as the US and Russia have stuck their dirty little fingers into this pie, to th...A very well written, cogent analysis of what led to Syria s bloody and tragic civil war I came away from reading Hokayem s book thinking this has to be one of the most complicated wars withactors and interests than I ve seen or read about in a long, ...Hokayem s analysis is spot on, however given that this is a book written part way during an ongoing conflict, it is inevitable that this book will become quite dated quite quickly Still, it provides a good analysis of the initial stages of the war before ISIS came on the scene.A well written, clear and easy to read book that summarises the complexity of the past and current situation in Syria This book would be a good place to start trying to understand the complexity, long history and role in global politics that has led to the situation today in Syria.a very good book.IMO the best parts were chapters 4 and 5 that dealt with explaining and making sense of the regional and international states positions.Beneficial insight and analysis.A concise explanation of why and how Syria s revolution transformed into a regional and international conflict.

Syrias Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant
  • English
  • 18 February 2017
  • Paperback
  • 216 pages
  • 0415717388
  • Emile Hokayem
  • Syrias Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant