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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 b12281471.
• catalog coverage "Syria Foreign relations 1971-".
• catalog coverage "Syria Politics and government 1971-".
• catalog coverage "Syria Politics and government 1971-2000.".
• catalog created "c2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "c2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
• catalog description ""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 ""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?"".
• catalog description "Conclusion: Asad's Legacy: Syria in Tradion -- Index.".
• catalog description "From the Iraqi invasion ofKuwait to "Desert Storm" -- Improved relations with the United States and the West -- Syria during "Desert Storm" -- Syria and the Gulf crisis -- the domestic front -- Aftermath of the war: Syria, Iraq'sfuture and the security -- arrangements in the Gulf -- Part III -- SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICYIN THE 1990s -- 5. Syria between East and West -- 1991 -- a landmark year -- Syrian foreign policy -- principles and goals -- Toward a new regional order -- Toward an old order -- Syria in the regional arena -- -- Syria and thePalestinian Authority -- -- Syria andJordan -- -- Syria and Turkey -- 6. Syria and Israel -- On the Road to Peace -- The protracted struggle, 1970-91 -- The peace negotiations, 1991-96 -- -- The brake on progress -- -Fear of domestic instability -- -- Concernfor Syria 's regional standing -- The Netanyahu period, 1996-99 -- After the victory ofEhud Barak -- 7. Syria in Lebanon -- Syrian-Lebanese relations: the historical background -- ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Machine generated contents note: Introduction: From "The Struggle for Syria" to "The -- Struggle for the Middle East" -- The roots of the Syrian state -- Syria underAsad, 1970-85 -- -- Thefirstsixyears, 1970-76 -- -The strugglefor survival, 1976-83 -- -Recovery, 1983-85 -- Part I -- SYRIA UNDER ASAD -- REGIME AND STATE -- 1. Asad's Regime -- Three Orbits: 'Alawi, Syrian and Arab -- The 'Alawi orbit -- The Syrian orbit -- The Arab orbit -- 2. The System of Government in Asad's Syria -- The formal apparatus of government -- The informal ruling apparatus -- The Syrian elite -- Part II -- A NEW PATH -- 3. The Friendship that Failed- Syriain the Shadowofthe -- Soviet Collapse -- The rise andfall ofMikhail Gorbachev -- Disappearance of the Soviet bulwark -- Fears about the United States -- SovietJewish immigration to Israel -- 4. Start of the New Path -- Syria during the Gulf Crisis -- Syria on the eve of the Gulf crisis -- in the shadow of -- rivalry with Iraq -- ".
• catalog description "Syrian policy in Lebanon during the civil war -- (1) Direct involvement alongside the Christian-Maronite -- camp, June 1976-November 1977 -- (2) Thestrugglewith Israelforcontrol, 1977-85 -- (3) Syria in Lebanon -- on the road of return -- (4) Michel 'Awn and his anti-Syrian campaign, 1988-90 -- (5) The Ta'ifAccord -- (6) Syria andLebanon after Ta ann, 1989 -- 7) Election ofa new president in -- Resumption of normal life in Lebanon -- Syria's involvement in Lebanon, 2 non -- Damascus and Jerusalem n southern Lebanon -- Part IV -- INSIDE SYRIA- A COUNTRYAT A CROSSROADS -- 8. The Struggle over Succession -- Roots of the succession struggle -- After Basil's death -- the rise of Basha r asset -- Syria's security and military leaders p -- turned liability -- The next generation in the politicalleads -- 9. State, SocietyandEconom in the 1990s -- The growing demand for more opennd e -- Society and the economy -- continut au in the struggle? -- The Islamic movement and theregie pause -- ".
• catalog extent "xxii, 218 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Asad's legacy.".
• catalog identifier "185065445X".
• catalog identifier "1850654506 (pbk.)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Asad's legacy.".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "c2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "London : C. Hurst,".
• catalog relation "Asad's legacy.".
• catalog spatial "Syria Foreign relations 1971-".
• catalog spatial "Syria Politics and government 1971-".
• catalog spatial "Syria Politics and government 1971-2000.".
• catalog subject "956.91042 21".
• catalog subject "DS98.4 .Z562 2001b".
• catalog tableOfContents "Conclusion: Asad's Legacy: Syria in Tradion -- Index.".
• catalog tableOfContents "From the Iraqi invasion ofKuwait to "Desert Storm" -- Improved relations with the United States and the West -- Syria during "Desert Storm" -- Syria and the Gulf crisis -- the domestic front -- Aftermath of the war: Syria, Iraq'sfuture and the security -- arrangements in the Gulf -- Part III -- SYRIAN FOREIGN POLICYIN THE 1990s -- 5. Syria between East and West -- 1991 -- a landmark year -- Syrian foreign policy -- principles and goals -- Toward a new regional order -- Toward an old order -- Syria in the regional arena -- -- Syria and thePalestinian Authority -- -- Syria andJordan -- -- Syria and Turkey -- 6. Syria and Israel -- On the Road to Peace -- The protracted struggle, 1970-91 -- The peace negotiations, 1991-96 -- -- The brake on progress -- -Fear of domestic instability -- -- Concernfor Syria 's regional standing -- The Netanyahu period, 1996-99 -- After the victory ofEhud Barak -- 7. Syria in Lebanon -- Syrian-Lebanese relations: the historical background -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "Machine generated contents note: Introduction: From "The Struggle for Syria" to "The -- Struggle for the Middle East" -- The roots of the Syrian state -- Syria underAsad, 1970-85 -- -- Thefirstsixyears, 1970-76 -- -The strugglefor survival, 1976-83 -- -Recovery, 1983-85 -- Part I -- SYRIA UNDER ASAD -- REGIME AND STATE -- 1. Asad's Regime -- Three Orbits: 'Alawi, Syrian and Arab -- The 'Alawi orbit -- The Syrian orbit -- The Arab orbit -- 2. The System of Government in Asad's Syria -- The formal apparatus of government -- The informal ruling apparatus -- The Syrian elite -- Part II -- A NEW PATH -- 3. The Friendship that Failed- Syriain the Shadowofthe -- Soviet Collapse -- The rise andfall ofMikhail Gorbachev -- Disappearance of the Soviet bulwark -- Fears about the United States -- SovietJewish immigration to Israel -- 4. Start of the New Path -- Syria during the Gulf Crisis -- Syria on the eve of the Gulf crisis -- in the shadow of -- rivalry with Iraq -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "Syrian policy in Lebanon during the civil war -- (1) Direct involvement alongside the Christian-Maronite -- camp, June 1976-November 1977 -- (2) Thestrugglewith Israelforcontrol, 1977-85 -- (3) Syria in Lebanon -- on the road of return -- (4) Michel 'Awn and his anti-Syrian campaign, 1988-90 -- (5) The Ta'ifAccord -- (6) Syria andLebanon after Ta ann, 1989 -- 7) Election ofa new president in -- Resumption of normal life in Lebanon -- Syria's involvement in Lebanon, 2 non -- Damascus and Jerusalem n southern Lebanon -- Part IV -- INSIDE SYRIA- A COUNTRYAT A CROSSROADS -- 8. The Struggle over Succession -- Roots of the succession struggle -- After Basil's death -- the rise of Basha r asset -- Syria's security and military leaders p -- turned liability -- The next generation in the politicalleads -- 9. State, SocietyandEconom in the 1990s -- The growing demand for more opennd e -- Society and the economy -- continut au in the struggle? -- The Islamic movement and theregie pause -- ".
• catalog title "Asad's legacy : Syria in transition / Eyal Zisser ; with a foreword by Itamar Rabinovich.".
• catalog type "text".