LEADER 03813cam 2200565 i 4500001 ocn910535534 003 OCoLC 005 20160429094137.0 008 150806s2015 enkb 000 0 eng 010 2015018380 019 927363293 020 9780745697970 (hardback) 020 0745697976 (hardback) 020 9780745697987 (paperback) 020 0745697984 (paperback) 035 (Sirsi) 99966061780 035 99966061780 035 (OCoLC)910535534 |z(OCoLC)927363293 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dBDX |dYDXCP |dOCLCF |dHIR |dUNA |dCDX |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 a-sy--- 050 00 DS98.6 |b.A233 2015 082 00 956.9104/2 |223 100 1 Abboud, Samer Nassif. |=^A1284850 245 10 Syria / |cSamer Abboud. 264 1 Cambridge, UK ;Malden, MA : |bPolity, |c2015. 300 xiv, 255 pages : |bmaps ; |c23 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 Hot spots in global politics 520 "Syria was once one of the Middle East's most stable states. Today it is a country on its knees. Almost 200,000 people are estimated to have died in its bloody internal conflict and, as the violence intensifies, Syria's future looks bleak. In this timely book, Samer Abboud provides an in-depth analysis of Syria's descent into civil war. He unravels the complex and multi-layered causes of the current political and military stalemate - from rebel fragmentation to the differing roles of international actors, and the rise of competing centers of power throughout the country. Rebel in-fighting and the lack of a centralizing authority, he contends, have exacerbated Syria's fragmentation and fragility. This, in turn, has aided the survival of the Assad regime, contributed to the upsurge of sectarianism, and led to a major humanitarian crisis as nine million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes. A resolution to the Syrian conflict seems unlikely in the short-term as the major actors remains committed to a military solution. As this situation persists, the continued fighting is reshaping Syria's borders and will have repercussions on the wider Middle East for decades to come"-- |cProvided by publisher. 500 Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements Maps Introduction Chapter One: The Rise and Fall of the Ba'ath Party Chapter Two: The Syrian Uprising Chapter Three: The Emergence of Armed Opposition Chapter Four: When the World Wades In Chapter Five: Fragmentation Chapter Six: The Humanitarian Crisis Conclusion: Prospects for Resolution Bibliography . 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 The Rise and Fall of the Ba'ath Party -- The Syrian Uprising -- The Emergence of Armed Opposition -- When the World Wades In -- Fragmentation -- The Humanitarian Crisis -- Conclusion : Prospects for Resolution. 611 07 Civil War (Syria : 2011-) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01907471 |?UNAUTHORIZED 651 0 Syria |xHistory |yCivil War, 2011- |=^A1114446 651 0 Syria |xHistory |yCivil War, 2011- |xRefugees. |=^A1114446 651 0 Syria |xPolitics and government |y2000- |=^A559804 650 7 Politics and government. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 Refugees. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01092797 651 7 Syria. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01208757 |?UNAUTHORIZED 648 7 Since 2000 |2fast 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 Hot spots in global politics. |=^A576431 949 |i30372016610138 |ojjlm 960 |o1 |s19.95 |tJoyner48 |uJHIS |zUSD 596 1 998 4362178