{"product_id":"the-battle-for-syria-christopher-phillips-9780300249910","title":"The Battle for Syria: International Rivalry in the New Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria's ongoing civil war\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best informed and non-partisan accounts of the Syrian tragedy yet published.\"--Patrick Cockburn, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Syria's brutal, long-lasting civil war is widely viewed as a domestic contest that began in 2011 and only later drew foreign nations into the fray. But in this book Christopher Phillips shows the crucial roles that were played by the United States, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar in Syria's war right from the start. Phillips untangles the international influences on the tragic conflict and illuminates the West's strategy against ISIS, the decline of U.S. power in the region, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 2016, the book has been updated with two new chapters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300249918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300249910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Christopher Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983649472767,"sku":"9780300249910","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12bc3335-61c4-4f96-9427-5b61992f7827.jpg?v=1683267911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-battle-for-syria-christopher-phillips-9780300249910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}