The Impossible Revolution
Subtitle: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy
By: Yassin al-Haj Saleh ; forword by Robin Yassin-Kassab
Contributors: Yassin-Kassab, Robin, writer of foreword
Publisher: Hurst & Co.
Published: July 27, 2017
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781849048668
Subjects: Political violence; Protest movements; History
Description: "This first book in English by Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, the intellectual voice of the Syrian revolution, describes with precision and fervor the events that led to the Syrian uprising of 2011--the metamorphosis of the popular revolution into a regional war and the "three monsters" Saleh sees "treading on Syria's corpse": the Assad regime and its allies, ISIS and other jihadists, and the West. Where conventional wisdom has it that Assad's army is now battling against religious fanatics for control of the country, Saleh argues that the emancipatory, democratic mass movement that ignited the revolution still exists, though it is beset on all sides. Saleh offers incisive critiques of the impact of the revolution and war on Syrian governance, identity, and society to produce a powerful and compelling response to the traumas that define the contemporary Syrian experience. All those concerned with the conflict should take note."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.