Impossible Revolution
by Yassin al-Haj Saleh /
2017 / English / EPUB
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“Since the start of the Syrian uprising, Saleh’s influence and
his role as an incisive critic of extremism, dictatorship, and
the effects of mass violence on Syrian society have offered
powerful and compelling responses to the traumas that define the
contemporary Syrian experience.”―Steven Heydemann, author of
“Since the start of the Syrian uprising, Saleh’s influence and
his role as an incisive critic of extremism, dictatorship, and
the effects of mass violence on Syrian society have offered
powerful and compelling responses to the traumas that define the
contemporary Syrian experience.”―Steven Heydemann, author ofAuthoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict,
1946–1970
Authoritarianism in Syria: Institutions and Social Conflict,
1946–1970
This first book in English by Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, the
intellectual voice of the Syrian revolution, describes with
precision and fervor the events that led to the Syrian uprising
of 2011―the metamorphosis of the popular revolution into a
regional war and the “three monsters” Saleh sees “treading on
Syria’s corpse”: the Assad regime and its allies, ISIS and other
jihadists, and the West. Where conventional wisdom has it that
Assad’s army is now battling against religious fanatics for
control of the country, Saleh argues that the emancipatory,
democratic mass movement that ignited the revolution still
exists, though it is beset on all sides.
This first book in English by Yassin Al-Haj Saleh, the
intellectual voice of the Syrian revolution, describes with
precision and fervor the events that led to the Syrian uprising
of 2011―the metamorphosis of the popular revolution into a
regional war and the “three monsters” Saleh sees “treading on
Syria’s corpse”: the Assad regime and its allies, ISIS and other
jihadists, and the West. Where conventional wisdom has it that
Assad’s army is now battling against religious fanatics for
control of the country, Saleh argues that the emancipatory,
democratic mass movement that ignited the revolution still
exists, though it is beset on all sides.
Saleh offers incisive critiques of the impact of the revolution
and war on Syrian governance, identity, and society to produce a
powerful and compelling response to the traumas that define the
contemporary Syrian experience. All those concerned with the
conflict should take note.
Saleh offers incisive critiques of the impact of the revolution
and war on Syrian governance, identity, and society to produce a
powerful and compelling response to the traumas that define the
contemporary Syrian experience. All those concerned with the
conflict should take note.Yassin al-Haj Saleh
Yassin al-Haj Saleh is widely regarded as
Syria’s foremost thinker and the intellectual authority of the
Syrian uprising. Born in Raqqa, he spent sixteen years as a
political prisoner in Syria (1980–1996) and has been living in
exile in Turkey since 2013. He is the author of six books.
is widely regarded as
Syria’s foremost thinker and the intellectual authority of the
Syrian uprising. Born in Raqqa, he spent sixteen years as a
political prisoner in Syria (1980–1996) and has been living in
exile in Turkey since 2013. He is the author of six books.