Syria from the Great War to civil war

Syria's descent into civil war has already claimed an estimated 150,000 lives while nearly nine million people have fled their homes. This is now the greatest humanitarian and political crisis of the twenty-first century. In this hard-hitting book, John McHugo considers why Syria's foundat...

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Main Author: McHugo, John 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Saqi Books 2014
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Table of Contents:
  • The land that once was known as Sham
  • French rule, 1920-1946
  • From independence to Hafez al-Assad, 1946-1970
  • Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000: foreign policy challenges
  • Inside the Syria of Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000
  • Bashar al-Assad, 2000- : from succession to Civil War
  • Drawing the threads together