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Syria Under Assad (RLE Syria) : Domestic Constraints and Regional Risks.
One of the most striking recent developments in the modern Middle East has been the transformation of Syria under Hafez al-Assad from a weak, vulnerable and internally divided state to a leading regional power. While this is increasingly acknowledged by observers of the Middle Eastern scene, the sch...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Syria.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. The Study of Syria; Notes; Part I: The Elements of Syrian Power; 2. The Emergence of Modern Syria; Introduction; The Historical Background; Obstacles on the Road to National Community; Socio-political Changes since Independence; Integration and Ascendancy of the Minorities; Assad in Power: the Consolidation of Alawi-Ba'athist Rule; Conclusion: Can Ba'athism Persist in the Face of the Muslim Opposition?; Notes; 3. The Syrian Economy under the Assad Regime; Introduction.
- Population and ManpowerEconomic Growth; Agriculture; Oil; Industry; Transport and Communications; Finance and the Balance of Payments; Conclusion; Notes; 4. The Evolution of Syrian Power, 1948-1984; Introduction; Dimensions of Syrian Power; The Demographic Dimension; Economic Power; Military Power; Syria's Relative Power: A Comparative Perspective; Distinct Power Indicators; An Integrated Assessment of Syria's Relative Power; Conclusion: The Political Implications of Syria's Power; Notes; Part II: Syria and its Neighbours; 5. Conflict and Accommodation in Turkish-Syrian Relations.
- The BackgroundTowards Normalisation and Co-operation; Some Continuous Bones of Contention; The Border; 'Lost Property'; The Apportionment of River Waters; Terrorism; Conclusion; Notes; 6. The Odd Couple: Ba'athist Syria and Khomeini's Iran; Iranian Interests; The Assets of the Alliance; The Liabilities of the Alliance; The Religious-ideological Liability; The Syrian View of the Alliance; The Iranian Impact on Lebanon; The Iranian Impact on Syria's Position within the Arab World; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Ideology and Power Politics in Syrian-Iraqi Relations 1968-1984; Introduction.
- The Ba'ath Party Prior to 1968Oil Royalties and Pipeline Policy; The October 1973 War and its Aftermath; The Era of Total Alienation, 1975-1978; To Unity
- Steps and Back, 1978-1982; Notes; 8. Syria and Jordan: The Politics of Subversion; Introduction; Jordan's Policy under Abdallah; The Impact of Hussein; The Determinants of Jordanian-Syrian Relations; Hashemite Ideology and the 'Greater Syria' Scheme; Domestic Social Processes; The Changing Military Balance; Jordan's Dependence on Syria; Major Issues Dominating the Bilateral Relations; Conclusion; Notes.
- 9. Syria and Israel: The Politics of EscalationIntroduction; The Roots of the Conflict: 1948-1956; Deterioration Gathers Momentum: The 1956-1967 Period; The Six Day War and its Aftermath; The Effects of the Lebanese Conflict; The Future: Armageddon or Conflict Reduction?; Notes; 10. The Changing Prism: Syrian Policy in Lebanon as a Mirror, an Issue and an Instrument; Introduction; Syrian Politics and the Challenge of Lebanon; The Civil War, 1975-1976; From War to War, 1977-1982; Syria and the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon, 1982-1984; Notes; 11. On a Short Leash: Syria and the PLO; Introduction.