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Quicksilver war : Syria, Iraq and the spiral of conflict

Title
Quicksilver war : Syria, Iraq and the spiral of conflict / William Harris.
Author
Harris, William W.
Publication
  • London : Hurst & Company, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xxii, 230 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"Quicksilver war' is a panoramic political history of the wars that coursed through Syria and Iraq in the wake of the 'Arab Spring' and eventually merged to become a regional catastrophe: a kaleidoscopic and constantly shifting conflict involving many different parties and phases. William Harris distils the highly complex dynamics behind the conflict, starting with the brutalising Baathist regimes in Damascus and Baghdad. He charts the malignant consequences of incompetent US occupation of Iraq and Bashar al-Assad's self-righteous mismanagement of Syria, through the implosion of Syria, and the emergence of eastern and western theatres of war focused respectively on future control of Syria and the challenge of ISIS. Beyond the immediate arena of conflict, geopolitical riptides have also been set in motion, including Turkey's embroilment in the war and the shifting circumstances of the Kurds. This history addresses urgent questions for our time"--Front jacket flap.
Subject
  • Islamischer Staat
  • Since 2000
  • Arab Spring, 2010-
  • Printemps arabe, 2010-2011
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Politics and government
  • Bürgerkrieg in Syrien
  • Gewalt
  • Eskalation
  • Kurden
  • Middle East > Foreign relations
  • Syria > Politics and government > 2000-
  • Syria > History > Civil War, 2011-
  • Iraq > Politics and government > 2003-
  • Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century
  • Moyen-Orient > Relations extérieures
  • Syrie > Politique et gouvernement > 2000-
  • Syrie > Histoire > 2011- (Guerre civile)
  • Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 2003-
  • Moyen-Orient > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle
  • Iraq
  • Middle East
  • Syria
  • Irak
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-215) and index.
ISBN
  • 9781849048682
  • 1849048681
OCLC
  • ocn985665314
  • 985665314
  • SCSB-14409804
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library