Lives shattered by conflict, civilians deliberately starved, the rise of extremist islamist groups and sectarian narratives, and the interference of foreign powers, pouring fuel on. Robin yassinkassab and leila alshamis burning country is a welldocumented account that can answer these questions in a satisfactory way. Burning country by robin yasminkassab and leila alshami provides a vital description of the events surrounding the ongoiong syrian revolution. This is an important, honest and insightful book, well worth anyones time. Violent scenes and anguished accounts pervade the international media. Robin yassinkassab is a regular media commentator on syria and the middle east.
Syrians in revolution and war pluto, 2016, 2018 and a founding member of tahriricn, a network that aimed to connect antiauthoritarian struggles across the middle east, north africa and europe. At least half of syrians are now displaced from their homes. Burning country has developed something of a reputation among the people in the know about the syrian revolution. The revolutions erstwhile urban centres are utterly destroyed and for the most part under foreign occupation. Syrians in revolution and war second edition by robin yassinkassab author, leila alshami author. Shortlisted for the rathbones folio prize 2017 in 2011, many syrians took to the streets of damascus to demand the. One of the merits of the book is its ability to find a balance between a complex analysis and a clear political positioning. The book would not have been possible without the help of many courageous and inspirational syrians who shared their stories with us. Burning country explores the complicated reality of life in presentday syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new firsthand testimonies from opposition. Yassinkassab and alshami work to undo the narrative traps that. Burning country explores the reality of life in presentday syria, examining new grassroots revolutionary organizations, the rise of isis and. Robin yassinkassab will be in conversation with wassim aladel on march 1st, 2016 at waterstones picadilly. Burning country is both exposition and record of the people behind the syrian uprising. Burning country explores the reality of life in presentday syria.
Download pdf burning country syrians in revolution and. This book is unique in its combination of firsthand material derived from fieldwork, factual and analytical rigour, and unshakable faith in the syrian. Burning country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in presentday syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication. Burning country syrians in revolution and war left wing. This is because the authors bring to their work not only the literary talent of novelists and the systemic overview of academics, but also the stunning detail of veteran journalists and the intimate acquaintance with key activists. Syrians in revolution and war explores how syrias peaceful uprising gave way to armed insurgency and sectarian jihad. Burning country sets out to prove that the assad narrative is a false one. Syrians in revolution and war by robin yassinkassab, leila alshami is only one among several books that have been written in the midst of the ongoing conflict, but id heard consistently good things about it since its release at the beginning of 2016. Robin yassinkassab speaking at lse about his and leila alshamis book about the syrian revolution. Syrians in revolution and war by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami. Burning countrys coauthor leila alshami, a syrian anarchist blogger, worked with the fearless human. Syrians in revolution and war, coauthored with robin yassinkassab, is out now. Download book burning country syrians in revolution and war in pdf format. A new book on the syrian revolution gives voice to the peaceful activists forgotten in western narratives of the war.
Syrians in revolution and war yassinkassab and alshami have produced an excellent work of political journalism from below. Robin yassinkassab and laila alshamis burning country. Either assad or well burn the country an excerpt from. Syrians in revolution and war by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami 2016, ukpaperback at the best online prices at ebay. The book is a chorus of voices, from those who built the initial grassroots councils of 2011, to the syrians who did jail time under isis rule. Syrians in revolution and war, coauthored by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami, tries to lucidly dissect the state of the nation as at 2016.
Syrians in revolution and war, which tells the stories of syrian civilians organizing, resisting, and surviving inside syria. Burning country syrians in revolution and war new edition robin yassinkassab and leila alshami. Sure, its hard for academic works to keep pace with the fast changing ground realities of the country. Syrians in revolution and war adds a necessary and refreshing activist voice to discussions of the syrian war. Burning country isnt just the story of the syrian revolution the way syrians saw it, but a testament to the efforts and dreams of a generation of syrians in a unique period of this regions history. Syria is devastated, with once great cities such as homs reduced to rubble. Syrians in revolution and war 9780745336275 by yassinkassab, robin. Syrians in revolution and war by leila alshami leila alshami reflects on five years of struggle in syria, in which grassroots, democratic and revolutionary movements have endured airstrikes, state repression and islamist militancy.
Syrians in revolution and war yassinkassab, robin, alshami, leila on. Burning country by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami is written with the commendable purpose of reminding readers that there was a revolutionary and progressive impulse behind that initial carnival of the oppressed, and that syrias tragedy is rooted in the failure of that movement to break the assad regime decisively, due to a toxic. Written from a groundlevel point of view, it provides a glimpse of what the masses of syrians actually experienced and were thinking of during this period, and does so without being demagogic. Today, much of syria has become a warzone and many worry that the country is on the brink of collapse. Syrians in revolution and war pluto, 2016, 2018 and author of the novel the road from damascus penguin, 2009 and contributor to syria speaks saqi, 2014. Burning country syrians in revolution and war search. Leila alshami has worked with the human rights movement in syria and across in the middle east. Syrians in revolution and war middle east institute. Burning country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in presentday syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human. Assads war against the revolutionary populace has birthed a further series of sectarian, ethnic and regional conflicts. Syrians in revolution and war pluto press by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami that originally appeared here has been removed at the request of author. Here is some information about the book and launch events. Burning country doesnt fall for this simple and seducing paradigm in which syrians are without agency, and the west is permanently the focal point. Today, much of syria has become a warzone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to go.
In 2011, syrians took to the streets to demand the overthrow of the regime of bashar alassad. Syrians in revolution and war, which tells the stories of syrian civilians organizing, resisting. Today, much of syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land. Damascus and aleppo, cities with thousands of years of rich history and culture, are. Syrians in revolution and war april 4, 2016 kgnu featured, morning magazine leila alshami has worked with human rights movements in syria and elsewhere in. Leila alshami in 2011, many syrians took to the streets of damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of bashar alassad.
Syrians in revolution and war leila alshami reflects on five years of struggle in syria, in which grassroots, democratic and revolutionary movements have endured airstrikes, state repression and islamist militancy. Syrians in revolution and war by robin yassinkassab and leila alshami pluto press 2016. Syrians in revolution and war robin yassinkassab, leila alshami shortlisted for the rathbones folio prize 2017 in 2011, many syrians took to the streets of damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of bashar alassad. Shortlisted for the rathbones folio prize 2017in 2011, many syrians took to the streets of damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of bashar alassad. Syrians in revolution and war pluto, 2016, 2018 and author of the novel the road from damascus penguin, 2009 and contributor to syria speaks saqi, 2014 leila alshami has worked with the human rights movement in syria and across in the middle east. Reporters tell us who is fighting, and commentators ask why. You can read online burning country syrians in revolution and war here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Review of robin yassinkassab and leila alshamis new book on the syrian war. Just in those pages, it is absolutely invaluable to me. The middle east institute mei is pleased to host novelist robin yassinkassab and human rights activist leila alshami for a discussion about their recent book, burning country.
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