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Quicksilver War - Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict (Hardcover) Loot Price: R604
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Quicksilver War - Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict (Hardcover): William Harris

Quicksilver War - Syria, Iraq and the Spiral of Conflict (Hardcover)

William Harris

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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 sweeping history addresses urgent questions for our time. Will the world rubber-stamp and bankroll the Russian-led 'solution' in Syria, backed by Turkey and Iran? Is the 'Quicksilver War' about to reach an explosive finale? Or will ongoing political manoeuvring mutate into years of further violence?

General

Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2018
Authors: William Harris
Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 978-1-84904-868-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN: 1-84904-868-1
Barcode: 9781849048682

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