Description
| Product ID: | 9781849048668 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Impossible Revolution |
| Subtitle: | Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy |
| Authors: | Author: Yassin al-Haj Saleh |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, History, Terrorism, armed struggle, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Terrorism, armed struggle, Syria, c 2010 to c 2020 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The intellectual voice of the Syrian revolution recounts the devastating impact of the Assads' tyrannical rule. Foreword by Robin Yassin-Kassab Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a leftist dissident who spent sixteen years as a political prisoner and now lives in exile. He describes with precision and fervour the events that led to Syria''s 2011 uprising, the metamorphosis of the popular revolution into a regional war, and the ''three monsters'' Saleh sees ''treading on Syria''s corpse'': the Assad regime and its allies, ISIS and other jihadists, and Russia and the US. Where conventional wisdom has it that Assad''s army is now battling religious fanatics for control of the country, Saleh argues that the emancipatory, democratic mass movement that ignited the revolution still exists, though it is beset on all sides.''The Impossible Revolution'' is a powerful, compelling critique of Syria''s catastrophic war, which has profoundly reshaped the lives of millions of Syrians. |
| Imprint Name: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-07-27 |