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Syria, September 2012
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The Fall of the House of Assad
Yale University Press
September 2012
On Sale: September 18, 2012
275 pages ISBN: 0300186517 EAN: 9780300186512 Kindle: B008RX591M Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came to power upon his
father's death in 2000, many in- and outside Syria held high
hopes that the popular young doctor would bring long-awaited
reform, that he would be a new kind of Middle East leader
capable of guiding his country toward genuine democracy.
David Lesch was one of those who saw this promise in Assad.
A widely respected Middle East scholar and consultant, Lesch
came to know the president better than anyone in the West,
in part through a remarkable series of meetings with Assad
between 2004 and 2009. Yet for Lesch, like millions of
others, Assad was destined to disappoint. In this timely
book, the author explores Assad's failed leadership, his
transformation from bearer of hope to reactionary tyrant,
and his regime's violent response to the uprising of his
people in the wake of the Arab Spring. Lesch charts Assad's turn toward repression and the
inexorable steps toward the violence of 2011 and 2012. The
book recounts the causes of the Syrian uprising, the
regime's tactics to remain in power, the responses of other
nations to the bloodshed, and the determined efforts of
regime opponents. In a thoughtful conclusion, the author
suggests scenarios that could unfold in Syria's uncertain
future.
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