The Syrian uprising
Subtitle: dynamics of an insurgency
By: Carsten Wieland, Adam Almquist, Helena Nassif ; [series editor, Raymond Hinnebusch]
Contributors: Almquist, Adam; Nassif, Helena; Hinnebusch, Raymond
Series: St Andrews Papers on Contemporary Syria -- 9; St. Andrews papers on contemporary Syria -- 9.
Publisher: University of St. Andrews Centre for Syrian Studies; Distributed by Lynne Rienner throughout the world
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Fife, Scotland; Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780956873217
Subjects: Politics and government; Protest movements; Political leadership; Political violence; History; Political and social views
Description: Dissecting Syria's ongoing insurgency from three perspectives-focusing on missed opportunities during the 2000s, transnational cyberactivism, and the profound impact of a famous Syrian actress's complex loyalties-the authors of The Syrian Uprising cast light on the underlying causes and early developments of the civil war. The book also includes a presidential advisory committee's memorandum to President al-Assad, revealing the telling gap between the president's famous public claims that the Arab Spring would not spread to Syria and the warnings of brewing troubles that he privately received.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and appendix.
Table of contents: title: Asad's decade of lost chances  -- Carsten Wieland; title: The syrian uprising and the transnational public sphere: transforming the conflict in Syria  -- Adam Almquist; title: Celebrity politics in troubled times: the case of Muna Wassef -- Helena Nassif -- Appendix: memorandum of the advisory committee abut the internal situation on the verge of the second decade of the leadership of Your Excellency.