{"product_id":"state-atrophy-in-syria-9781399510264","title":"State Atrophy in Syria","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eState Atrophy in Syria highlights how the appropriation of state institutions by public officials limits public capacity to demand accountability from government without having to challenge the state or its institutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is gratifying to see how recent methodical reflections on contemporary Syria are bearing fruit, enriched by intensive research, and new analytical departures. Akdedian's granular analysis of state capture, sectarianism, the multiform devolution of state power and authority, of the salience of locality and the virtual effacement of the private\/public distinction in many domains, shows these to be dynamic processes with agency, novelty and considerable complexity. Having read this book, it would no longer be conscionable to spin stories of primordialism, nor tropes of return to an authentic past.\" -Aziz Al-Azmeh, Central European University","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407771312471,"sku":"9781399510264","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399510264.jpg?v=1730500484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/state-atrophy-in-syria-9781399510264","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}