{"product_id":"syrian-requiem-9780691193311","title":"Syrian Requiem","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A smart history.\"\u003cb\u003e---Thomas L. Friedman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very useful primer on an astonishingly complex history.\" * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSyrian Requiem: The Civil War and Its Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e makes a bold claim in its very title. It rests on the idea that something fundamentally Syrian has slid into memory, never to return.\"\u003cb\u003e---Lazar Berman, \u003ci\u003eTimes of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Of all the books I’ve read about the ongoing civil war in Syria, \u003ci\u003eSyrian Requiem: The Civil War and Its Aftermath\u003c\/i\u003e is the best of the lot. . . . . It is concise yet comprehensive, scholarly yet accessible.\"\u003cb\u003e---Sheldon Kirshner, \u003ci\u003eTimes of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSyrian Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e is an original and valuable addition to the literature on the Syrian civil war, and is likely to become one of the early standard texts on this subject, specifically with regard to its cogent examination of the diplomatic, strategic, and high policy elements of the war’s trajectory.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jonathan Spyer, \u003ci\u003eTel Aviv Review of Books ​​​​​​​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable book for students of geopolitics and the ever turbulent Middle East.\" * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"Important and impressive. . . . [\u003ci\u003eSyrian Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e] is an indispensable book for anyone wishing to understand one of the most tragic civil wars in the Middle East.\" * Survival *\u003cbr\u003e\"Packed with information, this slick book manages to offer a comprehensive look at the causes and immediate consequences of the civil war, and the way in which peaceful protests staged as part of the Arab Spring rapidly escalated into a civil war with important and far-reaching international ramifications. An engaging reading, Rabinovich and Valensi’s argument will be of interest to academic and non-academic audiences as well as to undergraduate students and faculty alike.\"\u003cb\u003e---Lavinia Stan, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403876999511,"sku":"9780691193311","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691193311.jpg?v=1730484774","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/syrian-requiem-9780691193311","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}