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Syria 1975/76-2018

The first of a new series, the Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World, this title draws on the resources of World of Information, a British publisher that since 1975 has published analyses of the politics and economics of all the Middle East countries. For decades Syria lay at the heart of Middle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Axon, Anthony
Otros Autores: Hewitt, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL, 2018.
Colección:Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Syria 1975/76-2018; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; Map; Introduction; 1975/76; Brief History
  • Politics
  • Ba'ath Party
  • Assad
  • Foreign Trade; 1977; Ba'ath Ideology
  • Foreign Policy
  • Fortress Syria
  • Changing Structure of Economy
  • Broadening the Industrial Base
  • A Rich and Competent Country
  • Pax Syriana; 1978; Assad's Success Story
  • Relations with Egypt
  • Success of the Third Five-year Plan
  • Rising Living Standards
  • Importance of the Private Sector
  • Oil and Agriculture; 1979
  • The Lebanese Civil War
  • Syria's Foreign Policy Aimed at Ending Isolation
  • Consequences of Sadat's Jerusalem Visit
  • Impotence in Lebanon
  • Alawite Assassinations
  • Unrealistic Budget Plans
  • State Spending Rises to 83 per cent1980; Setback of Washington Treaty
  • Damascus Rivalry with Cairo
  • Syria Isolated over Lebanon
  • Syria's Rapprochement with Iraq; 1981; Alawites Massacred in Aleppo
  • Campaign Against Muslim Brotherhood
  • Public Discontent, Disturbances and Rioting
  • Disappointing Economic Results; 1982
  • Open Warfare with the Muslim Brotherhood
  • Opposition to the Regime Fuelled by Inflation, Corruption and Reduced Subsidies
  • Tensions with Iraq and Jordan
  • Currency Reform1983; Hama Siege
  • Balance the Secret of Assad's Rule
  • Erosion of Government's Popularity
  • Syria's Rapprochement with the Arab States
  • Cabinet Changes
  • Introduction of Young Technocrats; 1984; Syria's New-found Strength
  • Syria Expels Arafat
  • Syria Opposes the US
  • Syria Torpedoes Lebanon-Israel Agreement
  • Defence Expenditure Still Pre-eminent; 1985
  • Assad's Illness and the Power Struggle
  • Rifaat al-Assad's Unpopularity
  • Sunni Antagonism Towards Alawites
  • Syria's Closer Links with the USSR1986; Congress Put on a Show of Unity
  • Rifaat's Rehabilitation
  • Relations with the Muslim Brotherhood
  • Syria's Relationship with the Shi'a Intensifies
  • Investment Targets Rarely Fulfilled; 1987; Spate of Bomb Attacks
  • Distinguished Relations between Lebanon and Syria?
  • Syrian Soldiers Back on the Streets of Beirut
  • Strains in Syria's Alliance with Iran; 1988
  • US Ambassador Returns to Damascus
  • 50 per cent Inflation in 1986
  • Ministers Resign as Government Clamps Down on Corruption
  • Hindawi Case Raises Questions
  • Lebanon Involvement Continues1989; Sectarian Divisions
  • Ministerial Changes
  • US Peace Initiative
  • Russian Participation, or Interference?
  • Syria in Lebanon
  • The Economy Struggles? or Improves?
  • Middle East Political Changes; 1990; Syria Faces Crisis in Lebanon
  • Saddam Hussain Resurgent
  • Vacillatory US Attitude to Syria
  • Changes in Iran of Interest to Syria
  • New Oil Concessions
  • Tourism; 1991
  • Estrangement with Egypt Ends
  • Reconciliation between Damascus and the PLO
  • Damascus' Role in Arab-Israeli Peace Process
  • Syria Condemns Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
  • Significant Oil Discoveries