TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dam,Nikolaos van
TI  - The struggle for power in Syria: politics and society under Asad and the Ba'th Party 
SN  - 9781848857605 (pbk.)
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - I. B. Tauris
KW  - Syria
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1971-2000
KW  - 2000-
KW  - Social conditions
N1  - 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
ER  -