LEADER 02863nam 22005533u 450 001 9910158657803321 005 20230126210952.0 010 $a1-84904-441-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000492906 035 $a(EBL)1538404 035 $a(OCoLC)863822868 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1538404 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000492906 100 $a20160530d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRevolt in Syria $eEye-witness to the Uprising 210 $cHurst$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (162 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84904-197-0 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Maps; Prologue; Introduction; I Damascus: Dragged Towards Revolt; II The Minorities and Syria's Revolt; III Lies, Half-truths and Videos: the Media and the Uprising; IV The Gap Between State and Society; V Revolution Through the Eyes of the Rich and Poor; VI The Uprising and Syria's Youth; VII Being a Foreigner, a Resident and a Journalist in the Revolt; VIII History, Blame and Responsibility; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Index 330 $aIn January 2011 President Bashar al-Assad told the Wall Street Journal that Syria was ""stable"" and immune from revolt. In the months that followed, and as regimes fell in Egypt and Tunisia, thousands of Syrians took to the streets calling for freedom, with many dying at the hands of the regime. In Revolt in Syria: Eye-Witness to the Uprising, Stephen Starr delves deep into the lives of Syrians whose destiny has been shaped by the state for almost fifty years. In conversations with people from all strata of Syrian society, Starr draws together and makes sense of perspectives illustrating why 517 $aRevolt in Syria 606 $aJournalists -- Syria -- Biography 606 $aPolitical violence -- Syria -- History -- 21st century 606 $aProtest movements -- Syria -- History -- 21st century 606 $aStarr, Stephen -- Travel -- Syria 606 $aSyria -- Politics and government -- 2000- 606 $aSyria -- Social conditions -- 21st century 615 4$aJournalists -- Syria -- Biography. 615 4$aPolitical violence -- Syria -- History -- 21st century. 615 4$aProtest movements -- Syria -- History -- 21st century. 615 4$aStarr, Stephen -- Travel -- Syria. 615 4$aSyria -- Politics and government -- 2000-. 615 4$aSyria -- Social conditions -- 21st century. 676 $a956.9104/2 676 $a956.91042 700 $aStarr$b Stephen$01649328 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910158657803321 996 $aRevolt in Syria$93998012 997 $aUNINA