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In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of�the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a warzone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land.
Burning Country explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with�unprecedented detail and sophistication, drawing on new first-hand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists among many others. These stories are expertly interwoven with a trenchant analysis of the brutalisation of the conflict and the militarisation of the uprising, of the rise of the Islamists and sectarian warfare, and the role of governments in Syria and elsewhere in exacerbating those violent processes.
With chapters focusing on ISIS and Islamism, regional geopolitics, the new grassroots revolutionary organisations, and the worst refugee crisis since World War Two, Burning Country is a vivid and groundbreaking look at a modern-day political and humanitarian nightmare.
- Sales Rank: #131012 in eBooks
- Published on: 2016-01-20
- Released on: 2016-01-20
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"Yassin-Kassab and Al-Shami want to keep faith with the original impulse of the Syrian revolution—their book is full of fascinating details about the early protest movements—and they also stress the importance of letting Syrians speak. The chief interest of Burning Country...is its inclusion of voices from the front lines. Burning Country lets us listen to many voices we aren’t likely to hear on the news." (New York Review of Books)
"A number of gripping new books have recently been published that evocatively describe the grim trajectory of Syria’s uprising and war. Burning Country explores how Syria’s peaceful uprising gave way to armed insurgency and sectarian jihad. They offer a sympathetic portrait of a heroic uprising gone wrong, describing in all too painful detail the transformations wrought by armed groups and Assad’s brutality. This is an important, honest and insightful book, well worth anyone’s time." (Washington Post)
"In their new book�Burning Country, journalist Yassin-Kassab and human rights activist Al-Shami provide a bracing and timely reminder that no matter how long the war rages or how unreachable a political settlement may appear, the world owes it to the Syrian peopl —especially the peaceful revolutionaries—to listen to their stories and support their cause.�Burning Country�is a portrait of the opposition, a movement of protest against Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime, which has been nearly forgotten amid the humanitarian strife,�factionalism, and power politics surrounding and driving the conflict."
� (Boston Review)
"This book provides an emotionally restrained history of the Syrian people’s struggle against the Assad regime.�Yassin-Kassab and Al-Shami describe a bloody war between two enemies both claiming the soul of a nation. With the Syrian civil war as context, the reader is also presented with instructive and absorbing discussions of the struggles for power and over ideas within the forces claiming the revolutionary mantle. Although the account written in these pages is of a tragedy beyond most readers’ comprehension, it is a tragedy that will continue to be felt around the world, as refugees leave their ruined lives behind in search of some kind of living peace. [Burning Country] should be read by as many people as possible."
� (Counterpunch)
"Provides a comprehensive account of the Syrian revolution from its inception in 2011 to the present. Through interviews with Syrians from across the spectrum of society, the book charts the trajectory of the uprising from the grassroots civil society initiatives that lie at the core of the uprising to its militarization and sectarian polarization." (The Brooklyn Rail)
"It is in British-Syrian writers Yassin-Kassab and Al Shami’s�Burning Country�that we find a definitive people’s history of the uprising. The book explains in scrupulous detail the context of the uprising, the aims of the revolution, the regime’s brutal response, the causes of militarization, the rise of the Islamists, and the resilience of Syrian society through repression, war, and exile.�Yassin-Kassab, Al Shami, and others have ensured that the answer to 'What do Syrians want?' is no longer a mystery." (Dissent)
"Judging from the news coverage, you’d think the Syrian conflict was about everyone but the Syrian people. Syrian perspectives have been almost entirely absent from conversations about the refugee crisis, ISIS and the fate of the Assad regime. Burning Country offers a compelling counter-narrative, rich with the voices of the Syrian people. Equal parts history and analysis, Al-Shami and Yassin-Kassab foreground the grassroots organizations and culture that have flowered in Syria since the revolution began, despite the Assad regime and ISIS’s attacks. Most illuminating is the authors’ discussion of the local councils that oversee the functioning of public services primarily in rebel-controlled territory, of which there are more than 400." (In These Times)
"As well as a non-orthodox telling of the conflict from the point of view of the activists and fighters who took part in the revolution, the book also speaks to the confusion and reluctance of western progressives to engage in the reality of Syria." (Middle East Eye)
"A work that gives a voice to the Syrian revolutionaries who are the political and moral descendants of the brigades that took up arms against Franco in the name of democracy and social justice." (New Politics)
"Burning Country is poised to become the definitive book not only on the continuing Syrian conflict but on the country and its society as a whole. Very few books have been written on ‘the kingdom of silence’ that effectively capture how we all got here while not omitting the human voice, the country's heroes and heroines—a combination that is rare but essential for understanding the conflict and its complexities. Yassin-Kassab and Al-Shami have written a must-read book even as the conflict still rages to understand what happened, why it happened and how it should end." (Hassan Hassan, co-author of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror)
"For decades Syrians have been forbidden from telling their own stories and the story of their country, but here Yassin-Kassab and al-Shami tell the Syrian story. Their words represent the devastated country which has denied them and their compatriots political representation. Burning Country is an indispensable book for those who wish to know the truth about Syria." (Yassin al-Haj Saleh)
"Burning Country could have been titled A People's History of the Syrian Revolution and War: it provides a view from below that constitutes the perfect antidote to geopolitical reductionism. This book is unique in its combination of first-hand material derived from fieldwork, factual and analytical rigour, and unshakable faith in the Syrian people's struggle for justice and dignity." (Thomas Pierret Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World)
"By far the best account of the Syrian uprising yet. It is a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of a multifaceted geopolitical conflict and myriad grassroots struggles. Anyone interested in comprehending the highly convoluted situation in Syria must read this extremely sophisticated book." (Dr. Yasser Munif, co-founder of the Global Campaign of Solidarity with the Syrian Revolution)
About the Author
Robin Yassin-Kassab is a regular media commentator on Syria and the Middle East and the author of the novel The Road From Damascus and contributor to Syria Speaks.� Leila Al-Shami is a founding member of Tahrir-ICN, a network that aims to connect antiauthoritarian struggles across the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe.�
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Best book on the Syrian uprising
By Ella
This is the most comprehensive and accurate account of the Syrian uprising that I have come across. The details and key points they pick for each event are exactly the ones that need to be highlighted. Now when people ask me for the "one book" to read on Syria, I know what to recommend.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Indispensable Reading
By John Reimann
The horror in Syria affects the entire world, which is why anybody who wants to be more than just a passive victim has to understand it. Towards that understanding, "Burning Country" is indispensable reading. It gives a clear and thorough accounting of the regime of both Assads, as well as a little background. For those who think the 2011 uprising was simply a product of CIA machinations, and for those who think that Assad is in some way a lesser evil to the Islamic fundamentalists -- this book is the antidote. It clearly proves the uprising was and is a popular rebellion against both oppression as well as poverty. The one flaw in the book is that it seems to present the approach of the US government as a series of blunders and mistakes, rather than a systematic expression of opposition to any popular movement from below. A more realistic view would have also enabled an explanation of why this is so. Additionally, the potential role of the Local Coordinating Councils (which is very well documented in the book) as a new form of government, one which does away with the entire system of oppression and exploitation should have been considered. For those reasons I give it only four stars, but it's definitely well worth reading. For a more in-depth review, see the review at my blog site at oaklandsocialist dot com
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Put down the newspaper. Read this book.
By Abaldess
"Burning Country" is unique. It is not written by an analyst who never set foot in Syria. It is not written by a Journalists who spent a few days on the ground and fashions herself an expert. It is written by Syrians.
The authors partook the initial peaceful protests against Assad, asking for more freedom. They and their fellow protesters have sadly been overtaken by events but still retain a huge network of connections within Syria. They also understand the country much better than most foreign pundits. No wonder I have learned more from this book than from five years of watching TV and reading newspapers.
The central message is: the large bulk of destruction during the civil war has been brought by Assad's loyalists. They are the ones bombing civilians; they are the ones starving whole cities; they are the ones torturing men, women and children. One regime photographer deserted and documented 11,000 deaths in the regime's jails. Just one photographer.
The authors are kind to the Islamists: the book has dedicated to a fellow activists who was abducted and probably killed by Islamist. But they keep stressing that for every civilian killed by ISIS, for every prisoner tortured in the Free Syrian Army's jail, there are a hundred civilians killed by the regime's troops and a hundred prisoners tortured in the regime's jails. You would not find that out by reading the average Western paper (as I'm drafting this review, the Italian press is announcing that the Syrian Army has "liberated" Palmira. I do not think that Palmyrans feel liberated)
The book's claim was soo astonishing that I had to check it. Indeed Janine Digiovanni, one of the few reporters to have actually spent time in Syria, retweeted and endorsed [...] which confirms that over 95% of civilians have been killed by the regime. David Kilcullen is more cautious: in "Blood Year" he claims that Assad's troops have killed "at least ten times as much as ISIS". But the disproportion still stands.
You miss this central message, you misunderstand Syria completely. Syrians are fed up with Bashar. Even his people, the Alawites, are diserting the armed forces. He is kept in power by Iranian troops, Lebanese Hezbollahs and Russian jets. No peace seem conceivable as long as he remains in office. If one is shoved down Syrian's throats by Russians and Iranians, it won't last. As I'm writing the peace negotiations are stalled because the rebels refuse to accept that Assad should stay.
The book authors aren't kind to the West. Its press has pursued the false equivalence between Assad and the rebels. The US has repeatedly called for Assad's resignation but never acted on it. Obama said the US bomb if Assad used chemical weapons but refused to act on his threat in 2013. When the US finally bombed, they bombed ISIS, whom Syrians loath (ISIS fighters are mostly foreigners) but whom they do not see as the main threat. And even in bombing ISIS, the US fails to coordinate with the rebels on the ground, thus missing targets and hitting civilians. When they give weapons, they give them to the wrong people. "Realism and Neoconservatorism have in common the disregard for the people". It can't help thinking it is true. Just read any newspaper account of the peace negotiations: it is all about Putin, Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Quatar, the US. The Syrians get no mention.
You hear that dropping Assad would help fundamentalists. If this was the purpose, it backfired. Initially, the resistance comprised most secular fighters. As time dragged on and Assad began targeting the moderates, Islamists took hold. To this day, though, moderates of various kinds survive.
There is much more you can learn from "Burning Country": Syria was mutilated after WWI; Assad's father was responsible for losing the Golan Heights. Protesters weren't initially asking for Assad's resignation. The Kurds militia may not be very democratic. Israel is not curing islamists (runs counter to what several papers write). The Gulf monarchies are not funding ISIS, although some of their citizens are (also runs counter to what some papers and experts are writing). Foreign fighters perhaps are not really fundamentalists, just outcasts in need of acceptance; and crazy (a claim I plan to investigate). Turkey is not supporting ISIS. There is also a beautiful chapter about civil society: white helmets are rescuing the wounded, hundreds of citizen journalists are reporting the atrocities.
If you can read only one book about Syria, choose "Burning County". And leave that newspaper. You are wasting your time.
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