02261nam 2200481 450 991051163860332120170821162756.01-62097-050-3(CKB)2670000000592359(EBL)1826361(SSID)ssj0001438865(PQKBManifestationID)12619777(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438865(PQKBWorkID)11378570(PQKB)11721865(MiAaPQ)EBC1826361(EXLCZ)99267000000059235920190312d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSyria a history of the last hundred years /John McHugoNew York ;London :The New Press,2015.1 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-87601-0 1-62097-045-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.The land that once was known as Shaam -- French rule, 1920-1946 -- From independence to Hafez al-Assad, 1946-1970 -- Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000: foreign policy challenges -- Inside the Syria of Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000 -- Bashar al-Assad, 2000-: from succession to civil war -- Drawing the threads together.The collapse of Syria into civil war over the past two years has spawned a regional crisis whose reverberations grow louder with each passing month. In this timely account, John McHugo seeks to contextualize the headlines, providing broad historical perspective and a richly layered analysis of a country few in the United States know or understand.McHugo charts the history of Syria from World War I to the tumultuous present, examining the country's thwarted attempts at independence, the French policies that sowed the seeds of internal strife, and the fragility of its foundations as a nation. HeSyriaHistory20th centuryElectronic books.341.5/84McHugo John1951-1067695MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910511638603321Syria2551755UNINA