عنوان

Syria :

(Number (ISBN

0300189168

(Number (ISBN

9780300189162

Erroneous ISBN

0300186517

Erroneous ISBN

9780300186512

Title Proper

Syria :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the fall of the house of Assad /

First Statement of Responsibility

David W. Lesch.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New Haven [Connecticut] :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Yale University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2012]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2012

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (275 pages) :

Other Physical Details

map

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The Hope -- Surviving -- Syria is Different -- No, It's Not -- The Regime Responds -- Opposition Mounts -- The International Response -- All In -- Whither Syria?

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Amidst the bombings, shootings, political turmoil, and mass exodus in Syria, it's difficult to follow the trajectory of its recent troubled history. One can start in 2000, when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came to power. David W. Lesch, author of Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, can trace this path because he knew President Assad personally, perhaps better than anyone else in the West. Lesch's book at first highlights the humanity and promise once shown in President Assad. Later, it is filled with disappointment. He explains that Assad was never meant to rule, and it was only after the untimely death of his brother that the role was thrust upon him. Assad was an ophthalmologist, with a wife and a good family. But it did not take long for the power to corrupt him. Lesch is far from an impartial author. Having known Assad for years, through a series of meetings as a researcher and consultant, Lesch does not hide his regret at the turn of events. In this timely book, the author explores Assad's failed leadership, his transformation from bearer of hope to reactionary tyrant, and his regime's violent response to the uprising of his people in the wake of the Arab Spring. - Publisher.

Text of Note

Examines the failed leadership of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from the perspective of a Middle East scholar who met with Assad between 2004 and 2009, focusing specifically on the administration's response to the Arab Spring.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

Stock Number

22573/ctt2zzx8s

Stock Number

385834

International Standard Book Number

9786613858344

Assad, Bashar,1965-

Assad, Bashar,1965-Political and social views.

Asad, Baššār al, 1965-

Assad, Bashar,1965-

Political leadership-- Syria.

Political violence-- Syria-- History-- 21st century.

Protest movements-- Syria-- History-- 21st century.

Aufstand

HISTORY-- Middle East-- General.

Political and social views.

Political leadership.

Political violence.

Politics and government

Politischer Wandel

Politiskt ledarskap.

Politiskt våld.

Protest movements.

Proteströrelser.

Syria, History, Civil War, 2011-

Syria, Politics and government, 2000-

Syria.

Syrien

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HIS-- 026000

HIS026000

HIS037080

POL042030

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Edition

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Book number

Lesch, David W.

Date of Transaction

20200822100728.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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