{"product_id":"syria-divided-patterns-of-violence-in-a-complex-civil-war-paperback","title":"Syria Divided: Patterns of Violence in a Complex Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOra Szekely\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe civil war in Syria--which has claimed more than 600,000 lives and displaced over half of the country's population since 2011--is an enormously complex conflict. The combatants include a wide array of state and nonstate forces, both Syrian and international. Adding to the war's complexity, its many participants understand and explain the war in a range of different ways. For some, it is a fight for dignity and democracy; for others, a sectarian or communal conflict; still others see it as a fight against terrorism or a consequence of foreign interference. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOra Szekely draws on sources including in-depth interviews, conflict data, and propaganda distributed through social media to examine how these competing narratives have shaped the course of the conflict. Mapping out the broad patterns of violence among combatants and against civilians, Szekely argues that the competition to control the narrative in the eyes of important audiences at home and abroad has not only influenced the choices of participants, it has also--shaped in part by the use of social media--led many to treat warfare as a kind of performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn insightful analysis of the forces fueling a brutal civil war, \u003ci\u003eSyria Divided\u003c\/i\u003e offers new perspectives on the performative aspects of violence, the weaponization of social media, and key features of twenty-first-century warfare.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOra Szekely is associate professor of political science at Clark University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Militant Group Survival in the Middle East: Resources, Relationships, and Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003ecoauthor of Insurgent Women: Female Combatants in Civil Wars\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eStories from the Field: A Guide to Navigating Fieldwork in Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2020).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52631949181235,"sku":"9780231205399","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L_oCiYLq1V9780231205399.webp?v=1762195959","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/syria-divided-patterns-of-violence-in-a-complex-civil-war-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}