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Mark Tomass - The Religious Roots of the Syrian Conflict: The Remaking of the Fertile Crescent - 9781137531490 - V9781137531490
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The Religious Roots of the Syrian Conflict: The Remaking of the Fertile Crescent

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Description for The Religious Roots of the Syrian Conflict: The Remaking of the Fertile Crescent Hardback. Explores the historical origins of Syria's religious sects and their dominance of the Syrian social scene. It identifies their distinct beliefs and relates how the actions of the religious authorities and political entrepreneurs acting on behalf of their sects expose them to sectarian violence, culminating in the dissolution of the nation-state. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HRAM2; HRH; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Explores the historical origins of Syria's religious sects and their dominance of the Syrian social scene. It identifies their distinct beliefs and relates how the actions of the religious authorities and political entrepreneurs acting on behalf of their sects expose them to sectarian violence, culminating in the dissolution of the nation-state.

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137531490
SKU
V9781137531490
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About Mark Tomass
Mark Tomass is Adjunct Professor at Harvard University Extension School, USA. His research focuses on civil conflict in the Middle East, organized crime, and monetary and credit crises. His writing draws from his experience as a native of Syria and from living through the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-90 and the Muslim Brothers' Revolt of 1976-82.

Reviews for The Religious Roots of the Syrian Conflict: The Remaking of the Fertile Crescent
ured successful strategy with regard to the Arab and Muslim region. Reading these pages points both to the need to recognize the justified passing of the democratic nation-state ideal in the region and the possibilities for multi-religious tolerance there, however remote. - Eden Naby, cultural historian and author of The Assyrians of the Middle East: The History and Culture ... Read more

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