Author:
Lister, Charles R., 1987-
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, c2015.
Descriptionxiv, 500 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Note:Breaking down the barriers: protest -- Underlying instability -- Syria's flirtation with Jihadism -- March-December 2011: Jabhat Al-Nusra forms -- January-August 2012: Jabhat Al-Nusra emerges -- September 2012-March 2013: Jabhat Al-Nusra rises -- April-June 2013: the Islamic State joins the conflict -- July-December 2013: rising tensions -- January-April 2014: turning against the Islamic State -- May-August 2014: declaring a caliphate -- The Islamic State -- September-December 2014: strikes and divisions -- January-June 2015: tipping the scales -- The Syrian Jihad.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
