Syria : a history of the last hundred years /
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
The New Press,
2015
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "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"--Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (291 pages) : maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1620970503 9781620970508 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
