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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807471603321

Autore

Darke Diana

Titolo

My house in Damascus : an inside view of the Syrian Revolution / / Diana Darke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Haus Publishing, , 2014

ISBN

1-908323-65-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 pages) : maps

Disciplina

956.91042

Soggetti

Syria History Civil War, 2011-

Syria History Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 1. Worlds of Conflict and Harmony -- 2. Unescorted -- 3. Escorted -- 4. Nobody's Poodle -- 5. Into the Unknown -- 6. The Dead Auntie -- 7. Insurance Against Fate? -- 8. Revelations -- 9. Friends and Brides -- 10. The Donkey Between Two Carrots -- 11. The Law and Educational Corruption -- 12.Completion and the Caretaker -- 13. No Return -- 14. Monasteries and Desperation -- 15. Thugs and Tamerlane -- 16. The Triumph of Asabiyya -- 17. Future Imperfect and Perfect.

Sommario/riassunto

How did Syria's revolution lose its way? 'My House in Damascus' illuminates the darker recesses not just of Syria's history and politics, but also of its society and secrets. Diana Dark's firsthand experience of Syria's many diverse communities explains why Syria was always a special case and why the Assad regime was never likely to collapse.