Power and policy in Syria : intelligence services, foreign relations and democracy in the modern Middle East / Radwan Ziadeh.
نوع المادة : نصالسلاسل:Library of modern Middle East studies ; v. 98الناشر:London : Tauris Academic Studies, 2010وصف:xi, 228 pages ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
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- 9781848854345 (hbk)
- 184885434X (hbk)
- DS98.6 Z53 2011
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | DS98.6 Z53 2011 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000146402 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | DS98.6 Z53 2011 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000146332 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.
1. Birth of the Third Republic and Establishing Syrian Authoritarianism -- The Third Republic and the Syrian Authoritarianism -- The Third Republic and the Pyramid-building Theory -- The Governmental Administration -- The Ba'th Party -- The Security Organs -- Asad's Heritage -- The Syrian Elite and Democracy -- 2. Inheriting Syria from Father to Son: Hafez al-Asad's Last Days -- Transfer of Power -- Bashar al-Asad and the Game of the 'Old Guard' -- Political Institutions in the Era of Bashar al-Asad -- 3. Damascus Spring: The Rise of the Opposition in Syria -- 4. Bashar al-Asad and Foreign Policy -- Foreign Policy Decision-making -- Syria-Lebanese Relationships: Discomfort in the Brotherhood -- Syria-Lebanese Relations after 2000 -- Syria after the Lebanon War: Reviving its Regional Role -- The Syrian-Arab Disagreement during the War -- Putting an End to the War -- Syria's Return to Active Diplomacy -- The Syrian Exploitation of the War -- Syria's Foreign-policy Challenges -- 5. The Challenge of Political Islam: Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy -- The Early Relationship between Religion and State in Syria -- The Establishment of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria -- Double Religious Containment Policy -- Climax of Armed Conflict -- The Rise of the Religious Tide in Syria.
In an unstable Middle East, beset by regional tensions and repercussions of the global war on terror, Syria is a key player. The bloodless coup by General Hafez al-Assad, in 1970, put in place a powerful autocratic machinery at the core of the state which continues till today under the control of his son Bashar. Here Radwan Ziadeh presents a fresh and penetrating analysis of Syria's political structure - a 'despotic' state monopoly, a bureaucratic climate marked by fear, and the administrative structure through which centralized control is exercised. With a focus on Syria's intelligence ..