The struggle for power in Syria : politics and society under Asad and the Ba'th Party / Nikolaos van Dam
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TextPublication details: London : I. B. Tauris, 2011Edition: Rev. 4th edDescription: xiii, 255 p. : map ; 22 cmISBN: - 9781848857605 (pbk.)
- 1848857608 (pbk.)
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Previous ed.: 1996
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index
Introduction -- The rise of minorities in the Syrian armed forces and in the Ba'th Party -- Sectarian polarisation in the Syrian armed forces between Sunnis and religious minorities -- The purge of Druze officers in the Syrian armed forces -- The struggle for power within the Alawi community -- Sectarian and regional factionalism in the Syrian politica elite : a statistical analysis -- Sectarian provocation and confrontation -- Sectarian showdown : eradication of the Muslim Brotherhood -- The power elite under Hafiz al-Asad -- Conclusions -- Syrian Ba'thist memoirs