{"product_id":"redefining-ceasefires-wartime-order-and-statebuilding-in-syria-paperback-softback-9781009347242","title":"Redefining Ceasefires; Wartime Order and Statebuilding in Syria (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009347242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRedefining Ceasefires\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWartime Order and Statebuilding in Syria\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUses original evidence and first-hand interviews to demonstrate how ceasefires serve as tools for wartime order and statebuilding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMarika Sosnowski (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009347242, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Sosnowski's appropriately titled book redefines ceasefires using the Syrian civil war for narrative description. The excellently researched chapters on Syria's experiences with ceasefires effectively applies the abductively generated typology in a dynamic, approachable, and detailed analysis. While focused on ceasefires, this book is a must read for scholars researching civil wars, peacekeeping, state-building, regime-repression, and Syria.' Benjamin Tkach, International Peacekeeping\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSince 2012, ceasefires have been used in Syria to halt violence and facilitate peace agreements. However, in this book, Marika Sosnowski argues that a ceasefire is rarely ever just a 'cease fire'. Instead, she demonstrates that ceasefires are not only military tactics but are also tools of wartime order and statebuilding. Bringing together rare primary documents and first-hand interviews with over eighty Syrians and other experts, Sosnowski offers original insights into the most critical conflict of our time, the Syrian civil war. From rebel governance to citizen and property rights, humanitarian access to economic networks, ceasefires have a range of heretofore underexamined impacts. Using the most prominent ceasefires of the war as case studies, Sosnowski demonstrates the diverse consequences of ceasefires and provides a fuller, more nuanced portrait of their role in conflict resolution.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Beyond violence: towards a more nuanced understanding of ceasefires\u003cbr\u003e 2. Redefining ceasefires in civil war\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ceasefires in the Syrian context\u003cbr\u003e 4. Different types of ceasefires\u003cbr\u003e 5. How ceasefires affect rebel governance\u003cbr\u003e 6. How ceasefires affect citizenship and property rights\u003cbr\u003e 7. How ceasefires affect aspects of the sovereign state\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ceasefires: order amid violence\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. List of interviews\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. English translation of Homs ceasefire agreement\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. English translation of Busra al-Sham ceasefire agreement\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4. English translation of al-Waer ceasefire agreement.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Constitution: government \u0026amp; the state\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Constitution:%20government%20\u0026amp;%20the%20state%20%5BJPHC%5D%22\"\u003eJPHC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413989060888,"sku":"9781009347242","price":26.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009347242i.jpg?v=1784334076","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/redefining-ceasefires-wartime-order-and-statebuilding-in-syria-paperback-softback-9781009347242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}