The Syrian uprising : domestic origins and early trajectory /
Edited by Raymond Hinnebusch and Omar Imady
- London : Routledge, 2018
- (XII-343 p.)
- Routledge-St. Andrews Syrian studies series .
Most observers did not expect the Arab spring to spread to Syria, for a number of seemingly good reasons. Yet, with amazing rapidity, massive and unprecedented anti-regime mobilization took place, which put the regime very much on the defensive; what began as the Syrian Uprising in March 2011 has evolved into one of the world's most damaging and protracted conflicts. Despite over six years having passed since the inception of the Syrian Uprising, this phenomenon remains difficult to fully grasp, both in terms of underlying forces and long-term implications.