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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
BRILL,
2018.
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Colección: | Contemporary Archive of the Islamic World Ser.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 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