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Title Modern Syria : from Ottoman rule to pivotal role in the Middle East / edited by Moshe Maʻoz, Joseph Ginat, and Onn Winckler
Published Brighton ; Portland : Sussex Academic Press, [1999]
©1999

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Description xviii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Introduction: The Emergence of Modern Syria / Moshe Ma'oz, Joseph Ginat and Onn Winckler -- Pt. I. The Political System under Asad. 2. In Search of Legitimacy: Asad's Islamic Image in the Syrian Official Press / Mordechai Kedar. 3. Syria: The Renewed Struggle for Power / Eyal Zisser -- Pt. II. Economic Developments and Structural Changes. 4. History and Political Culture in Syria: Obstacles to Integration in the Global Economy After the Gulf War / David W. Lesch. 5. Syria: Economic Development, Achievements, Problems and Prospects / Moshe Efrat. 6. The Syrian Road to the Middle East Peace Process: The Socioeconomic Perspective / Onn Winckler -- Pt. III. Socio-Demographic Aspects. 7. The Question of Citizenship of the Algerian Immigrants in Syria, 1847-1900 / S. Tufan Buzpinar. 8. European Foreigners in Damascus and Aleppo During the Late Ottoman Period / Yoram Shalit. 9. Betwixt and Between: The Arab Al-'Aramshah Tribe of Southern Lebanon / Joseph Ginat
Pt. IV. Regional Relations. 10. The Franco-Syrian Treaty Negotiations and the Question of Lebanon, 1936-1939 / Meir Zamir. 11. Syrian-Iraqi Relations: Iraq as a Factor in the Syrian Foreign Policy / Michael Eppel. 12. Turkish-Syrian Relations: An Update / David Kushner -- Pt. V. Strategy toward Israel. 13. Syria's Struggle over Water with Israel, 1959-1967 / Moshe Shemesh. 14. Changes in Syria's Regional Strategic Position vis-a-vis Israel / Moshe Ma'oz. 15. Asad's Art of the Double Game / Daniel Pipes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Syria -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85131697 -- 1971-
Syria -- Foreign relations -- 1971- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001219
Syria -- Social conditions -- 1971- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98006047
Syria -- Economic conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85131695 -- 1971-
Author Ginat, J.
Winckler, Onn.
Maʻoz, Moshe.
LC no. 99029246
ISBN 1898723834 hardcover alkaline paper
1902210328 paperback alkaline paper