154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1983, Syria: Modern State in an Ancient Land presents a concise profile of Syria in which the author depicts the factors that shaped modern Syria, introducing its land, people, and culture and explaining how it moved from being the coup - prone cockpit of inter-Arab politics to the relative stability in the 1980s. He discusses how its political system functions, the... Read more
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Past 3. The Environment 4. The People and their Culture 5. The Formation of the Modern Syrian State 6. Political Dynamics 7. A Changing Economy 8. External Affairs 9. Syria in the 1980s: Some Issues Notes Suggested Readings Index
Biography
John F. Devlin
