Among the ruins : Syria past and present / Christian C. Sahner.
By: Sahner, Christian C [author.]
Publisher: London : Hurst & Company, 2014Description: xxx, 223 pages : illustrations, mapsContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849044004Subject(s): Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- | Syria -- Social conditions | Syria -- Religion | Syria -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 956.91 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 956.91 SAH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 016677 |
An ode for Syria today -- Preface: a journey through many Syrias -- The imperial moment: Islam in Syria -- Once "our land": Christianity in Syria -- Outsiders become insiders: sectarianism in Syria -- Guardians of the homeland: state and society in Syria -- A view from the edge: war in Syria -- Epilogue: among the ruins.
"Among the Ruins blends history, memoir and reportage, drawing on the author's extensive knowledge of Syria in ancient, medieval, and modern times, as well as his experiences living in the Levant on the eve of the war and in the midst of the "Arab Spring."
Sahner focuses on five themes of interest to anyone intrigued and dismayed by Syria's fragmentation since 2011: the role of Christianity in society; the arrival of Islam; the rise of sectarianism and competing minorities; the emergence of the Ba'ath Party; and the current pitiless civil war." -- Taken from dust-jacket.