{"product_id":"syria-john-mchugo-9781620970454","title":"Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fluent introduction to Syria's recent past, this book provides the backstory to the country's collapse into brutal civil conflict\" (Andrew Arsan, author of \u003ci\u003eLebanon: A Country in Fragments\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The fall of Syria into civil war over the past two years has spawned a regional crisis with reverberations growing louder in 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. He then turns to more recent events: religious and sectarian tensions that have divided Syria, the pressures of the Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and two generations of rule by the Assads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The result is a fresh and rigorous narrative that explains both the creation and unraveling of the current regime and the roots of the broader Middle East conflict. As the Syrian civil war threatens to draw the US military once again into the Middle East, here is a rare and authoritative guide to a complex nation that demands our attention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Scholarly but accessible and of much interest to those with an eye on geopolitical matters.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Useful as a concise overview of independent Syria's most important movements and personalities, McHugo's book gives readers the basic background necessary to understand the country.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McHugo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620970457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620970454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015","brand":"John McHugo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939291037951,"sku":"9781620970454","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_12ea22f9-c8d3-43bf-90d7-ee0ab0f84bca.jpg?v=1681440633","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/syria-john-mchugo-9781620970454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}