{"title":"Robin Yassin-Kassab","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobin Yassin-Kassab offers incisive explorations into complex historical and military conflicts, weaving detailed narrative with critical insight. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eBurning Country\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Blood Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminate the human experiences behind political struggles and warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful and rigorous accounts that challenge conventional perspectives, provoking reflection on themes of identity, resistance, and the enduring impact of violence on communities. These books are essential for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary history and conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"burning-country-by-leila-al-shami-9780745337821","title":"Burning Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2017\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad. Today, much of Syria has become a war zone where foreign journalists find it almost impossible to report on life in this devastated land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurning Country\u003c\/em\u003e explores the horrific and complicated reality of life in present-day Syria with unprecedented detail and sophistication. Drawing on new firsthand testimonies from opposition fighters, exiles lost in an archipelago of refugee camps, and courageous human rights activists, these stories are expertly interwoven with a trenchant analysis of the brutalisation of the conflict and the militarisation of the uprising. The book covers the rise of the Islamists and sectarian warfare, and the role of governments in Syria and elsewhere in exacerbating those violent processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith chapters focusing on ISIS and Islamism, regional geopolitics, the new grassroots revolutionary organisations, and the worst refugee crisis since World War Two, \u003cem\u003eBurning Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and groundbreaking look at a modern-day political and humanitarian nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558908641516,"sku":"9780745337821","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780745337821-burning-country.jpg?v=1776920757"},{"product_id":"the-blood-between-us-by-robin-yassin-kassab-9781849251068","title":"The Blood Between Us","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a matter of days, an intense rebel offensive brought down one of the world’s most entrenched regimes, ending the sixty-year Baathist dictatorship and the Assad family’s grip on Syria. The speed of the collapse stunned observers. Yet this was no sudden fall. It was the culmination of a revolution forged through years of protest, repression and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fall triggered celebrations and freedoms Syrians had not experienced in decades. But the cost has been immense, and the wounds of violence are unresolved. As the country enters a precarious new phase, urgent questions remain: can justice be delivered and a fractured society rebuilt? Or will competing powers and unaddressed grievances pull Syria back into conflict?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on first-hand reporting and interviews across Syria, Robin Yassin-Kassab traces this pivotal moment through the lives of those who lived it. \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of a country suspended between collapse and possibility – and a clear-eyed account of who will shape what comes next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712194773228,"sku":"9781849251068","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781849251068-the-blood-between-us-1.jpg?v=1791851761"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/robin-yassin-kassab.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}