Syria
Civil War to Holy War?
$33.16
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
In this extensively updated edition of a book that was widely praised on its first publication nearly a decade ago, the acclaimed foreign correspondent and author Charles Glass, brings the the story of Syria up to date. In these pages he looks at the way the Assad government emerged victorious from a conflict that has left the country in ruins, wide swathes of its population immiserated, and a range of conflicts still unresolved.
The nuances of the Syrian civil war have never been wel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781682196069 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1682196062 |
| Author: | Charles Glass, Aaron Mate |
| Publisher: | OR Books |
| Imprint: | OR Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 202mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
“A masterful guide. Glass makes the complex simple and Syria’s torment human”—Joshua Landis, University of Oklahoma
“This is a book to be read by anybody seeking to understand the complexities of Syria; its richly mesmerising past and its tragic present. Charles Glass has delved deep into the very soul of the country in all its contrarian facets.”—Ghayth Armanazi, author of The Story of Syria
“A nuanced voice to all sides of the war in Syria, interweaving its modern history with key developments from earlier periods, thereby offering a kind of depth rarely found in other works. He diverges from most Western media… “—Nikolaos van Dam, Former Ambassador of the Netherlands and Special Envoy for Syria
“Provides a fascinating, if horrifying, explanation of the impact of imperial interests on the country, from its foundation to the present.”—Counterfire
PRAISE FOR CHARLES GLASS:
“More than ever in the era of twenty-four-hour soundbite news, events demand the long view … With his deep experience of the Levant, that is exactly what Charlie Glass offers.”—Alan Cowell, former Middle East Bureau Chief, The New York Times
“I am a lifetime admirer of T. E. Lawrence, but I can’t help but remark what a great book his Seven Pillars of Wisdom would have been had he been as gifted a writer as Charles Glass.”—Evening Standard
“I envy you if you have the luck to be meeting Charlie Glass.”—Christopher Hitchens
About The Author
Charles Glass
Charles Glass is an author, journalist and broadcaster, who specialises in the Middle East. He made headlines when taken hostage for 62 days in Lebanon by Shi’a militants in 1987, while writing a book during his time as ABC’s News chief Middle East correspondent. He writes regularly for the New York Review of Books, Harper’s, the London Review of Books and The Spectator. He is the author of Tribes with Flags, Money for Old Rope, The Tribes Triumphant, The Northern Front, Americans in Paris, Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II and, most recently, Soldiers Don’t Go Mad.
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