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• catalog abstract ""For thirty years Hafiz al-Asad was the undisputed ruler of Syria. American presidents and Israeli prime ministers came and went but Asad remained, one of the last of the old generations of Arab leaders. Now his son Bashir is faced with an array of difficult choices in the post-Cold War Middle East. Will he allow greater civil liberties and economic liberalization, or will he permit capitalist reform but with strong, centralized one-party control? Will he make peace with Israel, and if so how quickly and at what price? Will he cement Syria's growing relationship with the United States or return to the antagonisms of the past?" "Eyal Zisser tackles these questions and examines the legacy of the man President Clinton called "the smartest leader in the Middle East as far as I.Q. is concerned." He also explores the peculiar dynamics of the Asad family with its Byzantine power plays and competing factions." "Asad's legacy is the most up-to-date, thorough treatment of Hafiz al-Asad's role in the history and politics of the contemporary Middle East. It sheds new light on the story of Asad's rule over his nation and points the way to the future of Syria and the entire region."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12119975.
• catalog coverage "Syria Foreign relations 1971-".
• catalog coverage "Syria Politics and government 1971-".
• catalog coverage "Syria Politics and government 1971-2000.".
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description ""For thirty years Hafiz al-Asad was the undisputed ruler of Syria. American presidents and Israeli prime ministers came and went but Asad remained, one of the last of the old generations of Arab leaders. Now his son Bashir is faced with an array of difficult choices in the post-Cold War Middle East. Will he allow greater civil liberties and economic liberalization, or will he permit capitalist reform but with strong, centralized one-party control? Will he make peace with Israel, and if so how quickly and at what price? Will he cement Syria's growing relationship with the United States or return to the antagonisms of the past?" "Eyal Zisser tackles these questions and examines the legacy of the man President Clinton called "the smartest leader in the Middle East as far as I.Q. is concerned." He also explores the peculiar dynamics of the Asad family with its Byzantine power plays and competing factions." "Asad's legacy is the most up-to-date, thorough treatment of Hafiz al-Asad's role in the history and politics of the contemporary Middle East. It sheds new light on the story of Asad's rule over his nation and points the way to the future of Syria and the entire region."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Foreword / Itamar Rabinovich -- Introduction: From "The Struggle for Syria" to "The Struggle for the Middle East" -- Pt. I. Syria under Asad -- Regime and State -- 1. Asad's Regime -- Three Orbits: 'Alawi, Syrian and Arab -- 2. The System of Government in Asad's Syria -- Pt. II. A New Path -- 3. The Friendship that Failed -- Syria in the Shadow of the Soviet Collapse -- 4. Start of the New Path -- Syria during the Gulf Crisis -- Pt. III. Syrian Foreign Policy in the 1990s -- 5. Syria between East and West -- 6. Syria and Israel -- On the Road to Peace -- 7. Syria in Lebanon -- Pt. IV. Inside Syria -- a Country at a Crossroads -- 8. The Struggle over Succession -- 9. State, Society and Economy in the 1990s -- Conclusion: Asad's Legacy: Syria in Tradition.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog extent "xxii, 218 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0814796974 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : New York University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Syria Foreign relations 1971-".
• catalog spatial "Syria Politics and government 1971-".
• catalog spatial "Syria Politics and government 1971-2000.".
• catalog subject "956.9104/2 21".
• catalog subject "Assad, Hafez, 1930-2000.".
• catalog subject "DS98.4 .Z562 2001".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Itamar Rabinovich -- Introduction: From "The Struggle for Syria" to "The Struggle for the Middle East" -- Pt. I. Syria under Asad -- Regime and State -- 1. Asad's Regime -- Three Orbits: 'Alawi, Syrian and Arab -- 2. The System of Government in Asad's Syria -- Pt. II. A New Path -- 3. The Friendship that Failed -- Syria in the Shadow of the Soviet Collapse -- 4. Start of the New Path -- Syria during the Gulf Crisis -- Pt. III. Syrian Foreign Policy in the 1990s -- 5. Syria between East and West -- 6. Syria and Israel -- On the Road to Peace -- 7. Syria in Lebanon -- Pt. IV. Inside Syria -- a Country at a Crossroads -- 8. The Struggle over Succession -- 9. State, Society and Economy in the 1990s -- Conclusion: Asad's Legacy: Syria in Tradition.".
• catalog title "Asad's legacy : Syria in transition / Eyal Zisser ; with a foreword by Itamar Rabinovich.".
• catalog type "text".