Commanding Syria
Bashar al-Asad and the first years in power
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Word Count
57,500 words, Guess
Page Count
230 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17213844M
- ISBN-139781845111533
- ISBN-101845111532
- OCLC Control Number76797532
- OCLC Control Number1140127285
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- Internet Archivecommandingsyriab0000zise
- Library of Congress Control Number2011381802
- Goodreads1092459
- LibraryThing3017565
Classifications
- LCCDS98.6 .Z57 2007
Description
"When Basher al-Asad became President of Syria in June 2000, he had a tough act to follow. A quiet, unassuming opthalmologist, trained in Britain, young Asad was successor to his dynamic, wily father Hafiz, who had consolidated power in his ethnically diverse and politically restive state through personal charisma, brute force and political balancing acts. Now, some years after Basher's succession and with mounting international pressure for political and economical reform, his handling of the issues facing Syria raises serious questions for the future stability of the Middle East. This is the first major work on Basher al-Asad. It assesses the durability of Hafiz's legacy, including the influence of the old power-brokers, the effectiveness of Basher's attempts to move away from his father's shadow, and prospects for reform. Above all, it evaluates Basher's continuing hold on power following Syria's humiliating retreat from Lebanon in Spring 2005."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Series Statement
- Library of modern Middle East studies -- 60
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- Commanding Syria: Bashar al-Asad and the first years in power
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