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On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 2:09 PM, Middle East Report Online < meronline-serv...@merip.biglist.com> wrote: On April 11 the journalist and historian Patrick Seale passed away at the > age of 83, succumbing to brain cancer. His first book, *The Struggle for > Syria*, remains the classic work on twentieth-century Syrian history and > has won the praise of an implausible collection of critics. Seale, however, > never shook the reputation of being too close to the Syrian regime, > particularly Hafiz al-Asad, father of the current president. And, indeed, > he never could quite break with the regime, not even as the horrors of > regime attempts to suppress the 2011 uprising were revealed. His passing is > occasion to reflect on the Syria he knew and how the plot in the region has > changed. > > Adam Shatz offers "Patrick Seale: A > Remembrance<http://www.merip.org/mero/mero050114?utm_source=merolist&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=seale>," > now in Middle East Report Online. > > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
