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- catalog abstract "Published for the first time in a fully revised and updated paperback edition, Nikolaos van Dam's book is a classic study of politics and society in modern Syria. Explaining the factors that have enabled the regime of Hafiz al-Asad to stay in power much longer than any other since independence, the book shows how Asad's disappearance may seriously disrupt Syria's uneasy stability. 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. He shows how the period of profound social change that followed 1963 saw the rise of the Islamic minority communities in national politics and the transformation of the lives of people from the countryside. Particular attention is given to issues such as the implications for Syria's future of the monopolization of power by Asad and his Alawi-dominated officers' faction; Sunni opposition to the regime; and the evolution of Syrian politics through the 1980s and 90s. This book will be of great interest to students of politics and society in the Middle East and the Third World.".
- catalog contributor b8616814.
- catalog coverage "Syria Politics and government.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "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 -- Map: Administrative divisions in Syria -- 7. Sectarian provocation and confrontation -- 8. Sectarian showdown: eradication of the Muslim Brotherhood -- 9. The power elite under Hafiz al-Asad -- 10. Conclusions -- 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-218) and index.".
- catalog description "Published for the first time in a fully revised and updated paperback edition, Nikolaos van Dam's book is a classic study of politics and society in modern Syria. Explaining the factors that have enabled the regime of Hafiz al-Asad to stay in power much longer than any other since independence, the book shows how Asad's disappearance may seriously disrupt Syria's uneasy stability. 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. He shows how the period of profound social change that followed 1963 saw the rise of the Islamic minority communities in national politics and the transformation of the lives of people from the countryside. Particular attention is given to issues such as the implications for Syria's future of the monopolization of power by Asad and his Alawi-dominated officers' faction; Sunni opposition to the regime; and the evolution of Syrian politics through the 1980s and 90s. This book will be of great interest to students of politics and society in the Middle East and the Third World.".
- catalog extent "xii, 228 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Struggle for power in Syria.".
- catalog identifier "1860640249 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Struggle for power in Syria.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : I.B. Tauris,".
- catalog relation "Struggle for power in Syria.".
- catalog spatial "Syria Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Syria.".
- catalog subject "DS98.2 .D34 1996".
- catalog subject "Minorities Syria.".
- catalog subject "Ḥizb al-Baʻth al-ʻArabī al-Ishtirākī (Syria)".
- catalog tableOfContents "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 -- Map: Administrative divisions in Syria -- 7. Sectarian provocation and confrontation -- 8. Sectarian showdown: eradication of the Muslim Brotherhood -- 9. The power elite under Hafiz al-Asad -- 10. Conclusions -- 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.".
- catalog title "The struggle for power in Syria : politics and society under Asad and the Baʻth Party / Nikolaos van Dam.".
- catalog type "text".