204 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study examines the development of the Syrian state as it has emerged under thirty-five years of military-Ba'thist rule and, particularly, under President Hafiz al-Asad. It analyzes the way in which the fragility of the post-independence state, unable to contain rising nationalist struggle and class conflict, opened the way to the Ba'th party's rise to power and examines how the Ba'th's... Read more
Introduction: Conceptualizing the Syrian Ba'th State 1. The Formation of Modern Syria 2. The Ba'th Revolution (1963-1970) 3. Power and Politics under Asad 4. State-Society Relations under Asad 5. The Political Economy of Development 6. Syrian Foreign Policy
Biography
Raymond Hinnebusch
