{"product_id":"war-in-syria-and-the-middle-east-a-political-and-economic-history-hardback-9781477331095","title":"War in Syria and the Middle East; A Political and Economic History (Hardback) 9781477331095","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWar in Syria and the Middle East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Political and Economic History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFederico Manfredi Firmian (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477331095, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.513 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\u003cdiv\u003eFederico Manfredi Firmian provides an insightful economic history of the modern Middle East, focusing on Syria, especially the effects and repercussions of the capitalist world order over the last two centuries. Particularly considering the complicated nature of the region, \u003ci\u003eWar in Syria and the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e offers an astute and accessible examination.\u003c\/div\u003e - David W. Lesch, Trinity University, author of Syria: A Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wide-ranging examination of the causes of war in Syria and the Middle East.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWar in Syria and the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e, Federico Manfredi Firmian uses historical, political, and economic lenses to examine how Syria’s civil war is part of a broad pattern of social breakdown increasingly prevalent across the Arab and Islamic worlds. This expansive book argues that many conflicts across the Middle East today are rooted in fundamental ideological divides that originated with European imperialism. In Syria, the iniquities of French rule gave way to the radicalism of the Arab Socialist Baʿth Party, which promised to dismantle imperial legacies and capitalist logics through nationalizations, land redistribution, and central planning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Baʿthist Syria, however, ultimately failed to provide a viable alternative to capitalism. In fact, its failures, and the failures of other revolutionary regimes of socialist inspiration, provided an opening for armed Islamist movements to challenge both secular authoritarian rule and US foreign policies-ultimately leading to civil war. Combining a multidisciplinary approach with fieldwork, \u003ci\u003eWar in Syria and the Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a global perspective on a pressing, ongoing conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Note on Transliteration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: Great Ideological Divides and War in the Greater Middle East \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. From Ottoman Rule to the Capitalist Remaking of the Levant (1300–\u003cbr\u003e1946) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The Promise of Pan-Arabism and Its Ultimate Demise (1946–\u003cbr\u003e1989) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. After the Cold War: US Hegemony and Islamist Revival (1989–\u003cbr\u003e2011) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. The Arab Spring Groundswell (2011–\u003cbr\u003e2014) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. The Breakup of Syria and Its Aftershocks (2014–\u003cbr\u003e2018) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. A Shattered Syria (2018–\u003cbr\u003e2023) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion: Patterns of State Failure across Asia and Africa \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670839193880,"sku":"9781477331095","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/war-in-syria-and-the-middle-east-a-political-and-economic-history-hardback-9781477331095","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}