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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824500703321

Titolo

Syria under Assad : domestic constraints and regional risks / / edited by Moshe Ma'oz and Avner Yaniv

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-81838-5

1-315-81894-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (480 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Syria ; ; volume 4

Altri autori (Persone)

Ma'ozMoshe

YanivA (Avner)

Disciplina

956.91042

Soggetti

Syria Politics and government

Syria Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1986"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. The elements of Syrian power -- part II. Syria and its neighbours -- part III. Syria and the superpowers -- part IV. The Syrian paradox.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the most striking recent developments in the modern Middle East has been the transformation of Syria under Hafez al-Assad from a weak, vulnerable and internally divided state to a leading regional power. While this is increasingly acknowledged by observers of the Middle Eastern scene , the scholarly discussion of the origins, the scope, the durability and the implications of this change is only beginning to take place.Syria Under Assad addresses itself to this discussion. Based on a carefully selected collection of original articles, this volume focuses on the elements