{"product_id":"damascus-events-the-1860-massacre-and-the-making-of-the-modern-middle-east-eugene-rogan-9781541604278","title":"The Damascus Events | Eugene Rogan","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eThe Damascus Events: The 1860 Massacre and the Making of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Recognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAn award-winning scholar's account of an ancient city's descent into unprecedented communal violence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eIlluminates the critical turning point that marked the end of the old Ottoman order and the beginning of the modern Middle East.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eOn July 9, 1860, a violent mob swept through the Christian quarters of Damascus. For eight days, intense violence raged, leaving thousands dead, shops looted, and churches, houses, and monasteries razed. The sudden and ferocious outbreak shocked the global community and left Syrian Christians acutely vulnerable to renewed conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eDrawn from never-before-seen eyewitness accounts, eminent Middle East historian Eugene Rogan tells the riveting story of how a peaceful multicultural city became engulfed in slaughter. Rogan traces how rising tensions between Muslim and Christian communities led some to regard extermination as a solution, while also examining the aftermath—how the Ottoman government moved quickly to retake control, end the violence, and successfully reintegrate and rebuild the community to preserve peace for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEugene Rogan\u003c\/strong\u003e is an eminent Middle East historian and award-winning scholar whose research and writing focus extensively on the modern history and geopolitical evolution of the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders and researchers interested in Middle Eastern history, Ottoman studies, and 19th-century geopolitics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eStudents and academics studying sectarian conflict, communal violence, and regional historical development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eHistory enthusiasts looking for authoritative, primary-source-driven narratives of geopolitical transformation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; min-width: 650px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em; table-layout: 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style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eThe 1860 Massacre and the Making of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eEugene Rogan\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd 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