Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years

Posted on 04 January 2017 by John McHugo

The collapse of Syria into civil war over the past two years has spawned a regional crisis whose reverberations grow louder with each passing month In this timely account, John McHugo seeks to contextualize the headlines, providing broad historical perspective and a richly layered analysis of a country few in the United States know or understand.McHugo charts the history of Syria from World War I to the tumultuous present, examining the country s thwarted attempts at independence, the French policies that sowed the seeds of internal strife, and the fragility of its foundations as a nation He then turns to recent events religious and sectarian tensions that have riven Syria, the pressures of the Cold War and the Arab Israeli conflict, and two generations of rule by the Assads.The result is a fresh and rigorous narrative that explains both the creation and unraveling of the current regime and the roots of the broader Middle East conflict As the Syrian civil war threatens to draw the U.S military once again into the Middle East, here is a rare and authoritative guide to a complex nation that demands our attention. Free Read Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years by John McHugo For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr John McHugo is certainly knowledgeable about Syria and its history, and he is certainly on the right side of history when it comes to describing the rule of the Assads, tyrannical and dictatorial, and the Syrian revolution that started asking for freedom and dignity As a Syrian , I am torn between finding the book very good in the way it narrates a hundred years of Syria s complexity in a fairly compact volume and between wantingdepth in analysis There was little I didn t know but little John McHugo is certainly knowledgeable about Syria and its history, and he is certainly on the...Objective, Realistic, Unbiased, and well written It is one of the best books i red on the Modern History of SyriaWith all of the controversy over refugees and our place in the Syrian civil war, I decided it would be good to actually read a bit about Syria I have always enjoyed reading books about people from the Middle East, but I have never actually read a non fiction book about the history of the region.Syria and the surrounding region was a part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until its dissolution after WWI Up until then, the Arab people in that region were all one people France and England divided With all of the controversy over refugees and our place in the Syrian civil war, I decided it would be good to actually read a bit about Syria I have always enjoyed reading books about people from the Middle East, but I have never actually read a non fiction book about the history of the region.Syria and the surrounding region was a part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until its dissolution after WWI Up until then, the Arab people in that region were all one people France and England divided the region in the aftermath of the war and placed arbitrary borders to separate Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Iraq This caused divisions of both families and ancient trading partnerships, and these divisions were obviously very unpopular among the Arabs who actually lived in the region In order to receive some compensation for their losses in WWI, France was made the imperial power of Syria and Lebanon, while England was the imperial pow...Basically this is the concise modern history of Syria everyone should read especially if they are interested in the recent conflict happening in Syria.This is a reasonably easy book to read on a very complex topic Taking the reader to early 2014 it paints a bleak picture to what the Assad regime is doing to hold on power, the games being played by Syria s neighbours, the sadness in Syria being used as a pawn in a game...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here in need to a second readingI bought this book as I wanted to learnabout Syria because with the country being in the news all the time as it is fighting a battle with terrorists and also for personal reasons I think it is important to learnabout Syria.Overall this is a very good read indeed The author is excellent in covering the period from 1900 with the French Mandate and up to when Hafez Bashar Al Assad became President It was a fascinating insight and I was very much saddened and dare I say ashamed that I bought this book as I wanted to learnabout Syria because with the country being in the news all the time as it is fighting a battle with terrorists and also for personal reasons I think it is important t...Syria A Recent History is an excellent review of the historical context of Syria with additional analysis on the causal relationships between historical factors and the current demise of the country and the Middle East in general With a rich history that spans several centuries it is an impressive feat to select the right level o...A solid history of modern Syria since WW1 John McHugo breaks down the legacy of the French Mandate in Syria and the impact French rule had on ethnic and religious divisions in the country While the historical information and chronological order are e...Readable introductory history of Syria, particularly how the current conflict traces back to militant French colonizers, and the British who together randomly drew up the country s current boundary lines The sheer number of other countries and conflicts discussed Israel and Palestine and Israel s occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights, Turkey, the Iraqi war, the Iran and Saudi proxy war, and Egypt with whom Syria merged with briefly gives a sense of how serpentine the Syrian civil war i Readable introductory history of Syria, particularly how the current conflict traces back to militant French colonizers, and the British who together randomly drew up the country s current boundary lines The sheer number of other countries and conflict...

Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years

04 January 2017

John McHugo