Title: The Syrian uprising
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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Protest movements, Political leadership, Political violence, History, Political and social views, Syria, politics and government, Syria, history
Places: Syria
People: Bashar Assad (1965-), Muná Wāṣif
Time periods: 2000-, 21st century, Demonstrations, 2010-