Author: May M. HouraniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Gazetteer of Syria
Author: May M. HouraniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Gazetteer - United States Board on Geographic Names
Author: United States Board on Geographic NamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Palestinians in Syria
Author: Anaheed Al-HardanPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231541228
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
One hundred thousand Palestinians fled to Syria after being expelled from Palestine upon the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Integrating into Syrian society over time, their experience stands in stark contrast to the plight of Palestinian refugees in other Arab countries, leading to different ways through which to understand the 1948 Nakba, or catastrophe, in their popular memory. Conducting interviews with first-, second-, and third-generation members of Syria's Palestinian community, Anaheed Al-Hardan follows the evolution of the Nakba—the central signifier of the Palestinian refugee past and present—in Arab intellectual discourses, Syria's Palestinian politics, and the community's memorialization. Al-Hardan's sophisticated research sheds light on the enduring relevance of the Nakba among the communities it helped create, while challenging the nationalist and patriotic idea that memories of the Nakba are static and universally shared among Palestinians. Her study also critically tracks the Nakba's changing meaning in light of Syria's twenty-first-century civil war.
Gazetteer of Syria
Author: May M. HouraniPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Syria Betrayed
Author: Alex J. BellamyPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231550081
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The suffering of Syrian civilians, caught between the government’s barrel bombs and chemical weapons and religious fanatics’ beheadings and mass killings, shocked the world. Yet despite international law and political commitments proclaiming a responsibility to protect civilians from mass atrocities, world actors stood aside as Syria burned. Again and again, neighboring states, global powers, and the United Nations opted for half-measures or made counterproductive choices that caused even more harm. Alex J. Bellamy provides a forensic account of the world’s failure to protect Syrian civilians from mass atrocities. Drawing on interviews with key players, documents from the United Nations and other international organizations, and sources from the Middle East and beyond, he traces the missteps of the international response to Syria’s civil war. Bellamy systematically examines the various peace processes and the reasons they failed, highlighting potential alternative paths. He details how and why key actors prioritized their own national interest, geopolitical standing, regional stability, local rivalries, counterterrorism goals, or domestic politics rather than the welfare of Syrians. Some governments settled on unrealistic strategies founded on misguided assumptions while others pursued naked ambition; the United Nations descended into irrelevance and even complicity. Shedding new light on the decisions that led to a vast calamity, Syria Betrayed also draws out lessons for more effective responses to future civil conflicts.
THE GAZETTEER'S; OR Newsman's Interpreter
Author: Laurence EchardOfficial Gazette
Author: PhilippinesThe Gazetteer's Or Newsman's Interpreter
Author: Colonial Citizens
Author: Elizabeth ThompsonPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231106603
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
First, a colonial welfare state emerged by World War II that recognized social rights of citizens to health, education, and labor protection.
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