Why Syria goes to war : thirty years of confrontation /

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Rejecting conventional explanations for Syrian foreign policy, which emphasize the personalities and attitudes of leaders, cultural factors peculiar to Arab societies, or the machinations of the great powers, Fred H. Lawson describes key shifts in ...

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lawson, Fred Haley, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1996.
Series:Cornell studies in political economy.
Subjects:
War > Economic aspects > Syria.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Economic aspects > Syria.
Guerre > Aspect économique > Syrie.
Conflit israélo-arabe > Aspect économique > Syrie.
Arab-Israeli conflict > Economic aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
War > Economic aspects.
Syria > Economic conditions.
Syria > Politics and government.
Syria > Foreign relations > Israel.
Israel > Foreign relations > Syria.
Syrie > Conditions économiques.
Syrie > Politique et gouvernement.
Syrie > Relations extérieures > Israël.
Israël > Relations extérieures > Syrie.
Israel.
Syria.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Why Syria Goes to War; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Linking Domestic Conflict to Foreign Policy; 1. Provoking Confrontation with Israel, 1967; 2. Limiting Intervention in Jordan, 1970; 3· Expanding Intervention in Lebanon, 1976; 4· Defusing Confrontation with Iraq, 1982; 5· Abjuring Confrontation with Turkey, 1994; 6. Domestic Conflict and Crisis Escalation in a Liberal-Democratic Syria; Conclusion: Implications for Further Research; Notes; Index

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