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Summary:

"How does protest advancing diverse claims turn into violent conflict occurring primarily along ethnic lines? This book examines that question in the context of Syria, drawing insight from the evolution of conflict at the local level. Kevin Mazur shows that the challenge to the Syrian regime did not erupt neatly along ethnic boundaries, and that lines of access to state-controlled resources played a critical structuring role; the ethnicization of conflict resulted from failed incumbent efforts to shore up network ties and the violence that the Asad regime used to crush dissent by challengers excluded from those networks. Mazur uses variation in the political and demographic characteristics of locales to explain regime strategies, the roles played by local intermediaries, the choice between non-violent and violent resistance, and the salience of ethnicity. By drawing attention to cross-ethnic ties, the book suggests new strategies for understanding ostensibly ethnic conflicts beyond Syria"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Mazur, Kevin, 1982- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Revolution in Syria: identity, networks, and repression [by Mazur, K.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Revolution in Syria [by Mazur, K.] (Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 — ISBN 9781108915274; LCCN 2021026996)

Related Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Subjects:

Syria — History — Civil War, 2011-

Syria — Ethnic relations

Syria — Politics and government — 21st century

Assad, Bashar, 1965-

Syrian Civil War (Syria : 2011-)

Since 2000

Ethnic relations

Politics and government

Syria

United Arab Republic

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-302) and index.

Physical Description:

xvii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

map; chart; illustration

Call Numbers:

DS98.6 .M39 2021

ISBNs:

9781108843270 (hardback)
1108843271 (hardback)
9781108824170 (paperback)
110882417X (paperback)
9781108915274 (electronic publication) [Invalid]
9781108910637 (electronic book) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2021026995

OCLC Numbers:

1237353525