LEADER 02345oam 2200541I 450 001 9910800158303321 005 20170816150443.0 010 $a1-317-81838-5 010 $a1-315-81894-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315818948 035 $a(CKB)3710000000072623 035 $a(EBL)1573324 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001126770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11675194 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001126770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11136394 035 $a(PQKB)10481384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573324 035 $a(OCoLC)897460088 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000072623 100 $a20180706e20141986 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSyria under Assad $edomestic constraints and regional risks /$fedited by Moshe Ma'oz and Avner Yaniv 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (480 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. Syria ;$vvolume 4 300 $a"First published in 1986"--T.p. verso. 311 $a1-138-98349-7 311 $a0-415-73500-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apart I. The elements of Syrian power -- part II. Syria and its neighbours -- part III. Syria and the superpowers -- part IV. The Syrian paradox. 330 $aOne of the most striking recent developments in the modern Middle East has been the transformation of Syria under Hafez al-Assad from a weak, vulnerable and internally divided state to a leading regional power. While this is increasingly acknowledged by observers of the Middle Eastern scene , the scholarly discussion of the origins, the scope, the durability and the implications of this change is only beginning to take place.Syria Under Assad addresses itself to this discussion. Based on a carefully selected collection of original articles, this volume focuses on the elements 410 0$aRoutledge Library Editions: Syria 607 $aSyria$xPolitics and government 607 $aSyria$xForeign relations 676 $a956.91042 701 $aMa'oz$b Moshe$0525833 701 $aYaniv$b A$g(Avner)$01588013 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910800158303321 996 $aSyria under Assad$93876972 997 $aUNINA