"The book offers a meticulous and highly effective anatomy of the Syrian crisis, serving a comprehensive analysis that both illuminates and steers away from reductionist pitfalls." - Nigel Gould Davies, International Affairs

• Acknowledgements, List of acronyms, Map of Syria’s ethnic and sectarian distribution, Introduction, Chapter One The decay of the Syrian state, Chapter Two The uprising and the regime, Chapter Three The rise of the opposition, Chapter Four The regional struggle over Syria, Chapter Five Syria in the international context, Conclusion

"The book offers a meticulous and highly effective anatomy of the Syrian crisis, serving a comprehensive analysis that both illuminates and steers away from reductionist pitfalls." - Nigel Gould Davies, International Affairs

• Acknowledgements, List of acronyms, Map of Syria’s ethnic and sectarian distribution, Introduction, Chapter One The decay of the Syrian state, Chapter Two The uprising and the regime, Chapter Three The rise of the opposition, Chapter Four The regional struggle over Syria, Chapter Five Syria in the international context, Conclusion

"The book offers a meticulous and highly effective anatomy of the Syrian crisis, serving a comprehensive analysis that both illuminates and steers away from reductionist pitfalls." - Nigel Gould Davies, International Affairs

• Acknowledgements, List of acronyms, Map of Syria’s ethnic and sectarian distribution, Introduction, Chapter One The decay of the Syrian state, Chapter Two The uprising and the regime, Chapter Three The rise of the opposition, Chapter Four The regional struggle over Syria, Chapter Five Syria in the international context, Conclusion