ENGLISH

The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and Ba'th Party

By Nikolaos van Dam

Book information

Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
Year
2011
ISBN
9780755611508, 9781848857605
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15746089 bytes)
Pages
\267
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-06-30 23:01:46

Description

In the midst of turmoil in the Middle East, and in the face of protests and demonstrations from Homs to Damascus and other places all over Syria, the Ba'th Party and Bashar al-Asad are truly caught up in a struggle to hold onto power in Syria. In this important book, Nikolaos van Dam explores and explains how the Asad dynasty has come to rule Syria for about half a century and keep the complex patchwork of minorities, factions and opponents securely under control for such an unprecedented long period. Through an in-depth examination of the role of sectarian, regional and tribal loyalties, van Dam traces developments within the Ba'th party and the military and civilian power elite from the 1963 Ba'thist takeover up to the present day.

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