The struggle for power in Syria : politics and society under Asad and the Ba'th Party.
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| Author / Creator: | Dam, Nikolaos van. |
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| Edition: | 4th ed., new revised. |
| Imprint: | London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, 2011. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8517720 |
Table of Contents:
- List of tables and map
- Preface to the fourth edition
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The rise of minorities in the Syrian armed forces and in the Ba'th Party
- 3. Sectarian polarisation in the Syrian armed forces between Sunnis and religious minorities
- 4. The purge of Druze officers in the Syrian armed forces
- 5. The struggle for power within the Alawi community
- 6. Sectarian and regional factionalism in the Syrian political elite: a statistical analysis
- 7. Sectarian provocation and confrontation
- 8. Sectarian showdown: eradication of the Muslim Brotherhood
- 9. The power elite under Hafiz al-Asad
- 10. Conclusions
- 11. Syrian Ba'thist memoirs
- Appendix A. A Ba'thist analysis of sectarianism, regionalism and tribalism
- Appendix B. Confessions about sectarianism in the army units of Hama
- Appendix C. An analysis of the Syrian armed forces
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index