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02666aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 DAD1E674370411E887D7D95B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20230510010042 006 m o d 007 cr |n||||||||| 008 170825s2017 enkb b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1784537977 020 $a 9781784537975 035 $a (OCoLC)1003196879 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d YDX $d ATPTT $d QGK $d GZM $d BKL $d OCLCF $d IMT $d CHVBK $d OCLCO $d LOA $d SILO 050 4 $a DS98.6 D36 2017 100 1 $a Dam, Nikolaos van, $e author. 245 10 $a Destroying a nation : $b the civil war in Syria / $c Nikolaos van Dam. 264 1 $a London : $b I.B. Tauris, $c 2017. 300 $a xiii, 242 pages : $b map ; $c 20 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- 1. A synopsis of Ba'thist history before the Syrian Revolution (2011) -- 2. Could the war in Syria have been avoided? -- 3. Confrontation between the military of the regime and the opposition -- 4. The ambivalent Western approach to the Syria conflict -- 5. Intra-Syria talks but no negotiations -- Conclusions. 520 $a Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS, as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee crisis in modern history. In this important book, the former Special Envoy of the Netherlands to Syria, Nikolaos van Dam, explains the recent history of Syria, covering the growing disenchantment with the Asad regime, the chaos of civil war and the fractures which led to an immense amount of destruction in the refined social fabric of what used to be the Syrian nation, and the rise and expansion of ISIS. Through an in-depth examination of the role of sectarian, regional and tribal loyalties in Syria, van Dam traces political developments within the Asad regime and the various opposition groups from the Arab Spring to the present day, and provides a deeper insight into the conflict and the possibilities and obstacles for reaching a political solution. 651 0 $a Syria $x History $y Civil War, 2011- 651 0 $a Syria $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 941 $a 6 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020013753.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220510011759.0 952 $l CEAX572 $d 20200508022725.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20190329010256.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20190126011736.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180502011812.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DAD1E674370411E887D7D95B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search