{"product_id":"syria-civil-war-to-holy-war-9781682196069","title":"Syria: Civil War to Holy War?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA widely recognized expert on the unfolding crisis in Syria here melds reportage, analysis, and history in an accessible overview of events leading up to the toppling of the Assad regime and the fragile prospects for peace in its wake.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the Syrian regime fall? Gradually, then all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn December 2024, the long and bloody stalemate in Syria broke down. In a transformation breathtaking for its suddenness and speed, President Bashar al-Assad, the beating heart of Arab authoritarianism, fled to Russia, his dungeons emptying as rebels overcame the Syrian army with scarcely a fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuphoria at the collapse of a government people never voted for was tempered by fear for the future. The victorious insurgents were supported by outside powers and had a track record of brutality comparable to Assad's in addition to religious fanaticism. Syrians--whose fragile, cosmopolitan mosaic has been repeatedly shattered by foreign-backed sectarians--faced rule by an avowedly Islamist regime that pledged to break with its past and show tolerance to all religious communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this illuminating and concise survey, Charles Glass shows how Assad's misrule, Sunni fundamentalism, and Western deceit combined to create and prolong the Syrian disaster, which since 2011 has claimed more than two hundred thousand lives and driven more than eight million people from their homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlass has reported extensively from the Middle East and travelled frequently in Syria for more than fifty years. Here he melds reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict, situating it clearly in the broader crises of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new and thoroughly revised edition of his earlier \u003cem\u003eSyria Burning\u003c\/em\u003e, Glass brings the story to the present, showing how we got here and what a post-Assad settlement might bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e was ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent from 1983 to 1993. Since 1973, he has covered wars in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eSyria Burning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Tribes with Flags\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Tribes Triumphant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Money for Old Rope\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Northern Front\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Americans in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Deserters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e They Fought Alone\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSoldiers Don't Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry, and Mental Illness During the First World War\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51253967028498,"sku":"9781682196069","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe678daf-c4be-4712-9bd6-fe33a85cd2e6.jpg?v=1746301481","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/syria-civil-war-to-holy-war-9781682196069","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}