01655nam a2200301 a 4500 vtls000069220 KUKTEM 20251125095354.0 130318t2011 enkb g 001 0 eng d 9781848857605 (pbk.) 1848857608 (pbk.) 201312030953 saini 201303181111 irma UMP DS98.2 .D36 2011 Dam, Nikolaos van The struggle for power in Syria : politics and society under Asad and the Ba'th Party / Nikolaos van Dam Rev. 4th ed. London : I. B. Tauris, 2011 xiii, 255 p. : map ; 22 cm. 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 Syria Kings and rulers Syria Politics and government 1971-2000 Syria Politics and government 2000- Syria Social conditions 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 62.21 0 DS98.2 .D36 2011 0000078796 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 62.21 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 70717 70723 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0201*0400*0900*1000*2450*2500*2600*3000*5000*5040*5050*6510*6511*6512*6513*9992