| Place of Publication | London, England : |
| Publisher's Name | Hurst & Company, |
| Date of Publication | 2001 |
| Extent | xxii, 218p. |
| Other Details | list of abbreviations, indexed, 3 maps, notes |
| Item Descriptor | Examining the country's political and economic fortunes over the last decade of the 20th century, and what is happening to Syrian society in the face of changing domestic and regional circumstances |
| Formatted Content Note | Sections include - Foreword / Itamar Rabinovich; Introduction - from ''The struggle to Syria'' to ''The struggle for the Middle East''; Asad's regime - three orbits - 'Alawi, Syrian and Arab; The system of government in Asad's Syria; The friendship that failed - Syria in the shadow of the Soviet collapse; Start of the new path - Syria during the gulf crises; Syria between East and West; Syria and Israel - on the road to peace; Syria in Lebanon; The struggle over succession; State, society and the economy in the 1900s; and Conclusion - Asad's legacy - Syria in tradition
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| Level Content-Audience | Undergraduate |
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| Subject Entry | Syria - History
Syria - Foreign relations
Syria - Politics and government |
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