TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kerr,Michael
AU  - Larkin,Craig
TI  - The Alawis of Syria: war, faith and politics in the Levant 
T2  - Urban conflicts, divided societies
SN  - 9780190618520 (ebook) :
AV  - DS94.8.N67 A44 2016
U1  - 305.6978251 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Nosairians
KW  - Syria
KW  - History
KW  - Religion
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Middle East
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Throughout the turbulent history of the Levant the Alawis - a secretive, resilient and ancient Muslim sect - have aroused suspicion and animosity, including accusations of religious heresy. More recently they have been tarred with the brush of political separatism and complicity in the excesses of the Assad regime, claims that have gained greater traction since the onset of the Syrian uprising and subsequent devastating civil war. The contributors to this book provide a complex and nuanced reading of Syria's Alawi communities - from loyalist gangs (Shabiha) to outspoken critics of the regime
UR  - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190458119.001.0001
ER  -