Among the Ruins: Syria Past and Present

A Note for the Reader

Acknowledgments

Maps

An Ode for Syria Today

Preface: A Journey through Many Syrias

1. The Imperial Moment: Islam in Syria

2. Once "Our Land": Christianity in Syria

3. Outsiders Become Insiders: Sectarianism in Syria

4. Guardians of the Homeland: State and Society in Syria

5. A View from the Edge: War in Syria

Epilogue: Among the Ruins

Notes

Index