Modern Syria: From Ottoman Rule to Pivotal Role in the Middle East

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Contents Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Emergence of Modem Syria Part I. The Political System under Asad 2 In Search of Legitimacy: Asad's Islamic Image in the Syrian Official Press 3 Syria: The Renewed Struggle for Power Part II. Economic Developments and Structural Changes 4 History and Political Culture in Syria: Obstacles to Integration in the Global Economy After the Gulf War 5 Syria: Economic Development, Achievements, Problems and Prospects 6 The Syrian Road to the Middle East Peace Process: The Socioeconomic Perspective Part III. Socio-Demographic Aspects 7 The Question of Citizenship of the Algerian Immigrants in Syria, 1847-1900 §. Tufan Buzpinar 8 European Foreigners in Damascus and Aleppo During the Late Ottoman Period Yoram Shalit SSSS5885S8??^ The Legal Status of the Foreigners in Damascus and Aleppo The French Community in Aleppo The English Community in Aleppo The Relationship between Locals and Foreigners: The Fanaticism of the Damascus Inhabitants The Decreasing Number of Foreigners in Aleppo Summary 9 Betwixt and Between: The Arab Al- ‘Aramshah Tribe of Southern Lebanon Joseph Ginat Appendix Resolution 426 (1978) Part IV. Regional Relations 10 The Franco-Syrian Treaty Negotiations and the Question of Lebanon, 1936-1939 11 Syrian-lraqi Relations: Iraq as a Factor in the Syrian Foreign Policy 12 Turkish-Syrian Relations: An Update Part V. Strategy toward Israel 13 Syria's Struggle over Water with Israel, 1959-1967 14 Changes in Syria's Regional Strategic Position vis-à-vis Israel 15 Asad’s Art of the Double Game Contributors Index