Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the FIFTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment lays out the early years of a struggle for Syria that would decisively shape the Arab world: the fight for independence from France, the first (CIA-backed) coup of 1949, and the rise of the Ba’ath and Communist movements.
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Thawra Ep. 13 – Revolutionary Arabia
Thawra Ep. 12 – Origins of Saudi Reaction
Gaza and the US Conjuncture w/ Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid
Thawra Ep. 11 – Ba’ath Seize Power
Thawra Ep. 10 – Iraqi Revolution, Communist Power
Thawra Ep. 9 – Palestine on the Road to Revolution
Thawra Ep. 8 – Origins of the Arab New Left
Scholars Against Genocide
Thawra Ep. 7 – United Arab Republic Against Eisenhower
Thawra Ep. 6 – Cold War Heats Up
Thawra Ep. 4 – From the Nakba to Nasser
Thawra Ep. 3 – The Post-Colonial Arab State System
Thawra Ep. 2 – Birth of Arab Nationalism
Thawra Ep. 1 – Europe’s Imperial Juggernaut
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Yemen and the Houthis w/ Helen Lackner
Very Important People w/ Ashley Mears
Colonialism, Zionism, Sectarianism w/ Ussama Makdisi
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