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London : Haus Publishing, 2014

1 online resource (176 pages) : maps

ISBN 9781908323651 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 1908323647 (pbk.)

ISBN 1908323655

ISBN 9781908323644 (pbk.)

Print version: Darke, Diana. My house in Damascus : an inside view of the Syrian Revolution. London : Haus Publishing, 2014 xiv, 254 pages ; 22 cm ISBN 9781908323644

Machine generated contents note: 1. Worlds of Conflict and Harmony -- 2. Unescorted -- 3. Escorted -- 4. Nobody’s Poodle -- 5. Into the Unknown -- 6. The Dead Auntie -- 7. Insurance Against Fate? -- 8. Revelations -- 9. Friends and Brides -- 10. The Donkey Between Two Carrots -- 11. The Law and Educational Corruption -- 12.Completion and the Caretaker -- 13. No Return -- 14. Monasteries and Desperation -- 15. Thugs and Tamerlane -- 16. The Triumph of Asabiyya -- 17. Future Imperfect and Perfect.

Howdid Syria’s revolution lose its way? ’My House in Damascus’ illuminates the darker recesses not just of Syria’s history and politics, but also of its society and secrets. Diana Dark’s firsthand experience of Syria’s many diverse communities explains why Syria was always a special case and why the Assad regime was never likely to collapse..

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