![]() | Demystifying Syria Demystifying Syria offers an extraordinary insight into the shifting relations between the Ba'th party and the armed forces, civil law, social structure, burgeoning private enterprise, internal political opposition, the European Union and its relation to Syria. This book goes beyond the headlines to offer a detailed portrait of the political, economic, social and diplomatic dynami that shape this pivotal and fiercely independent Middle Eastern state. Contributors include Bassem Haddad, Souhail Belhadj, Baudoin Dupret, Zouhair Ghazzal, Thomas Pierret, Salwa Ismail, Joshua Landis and Joe Pace. Fred H. Lawson is Rice Professor of Government at Mills College, where he teaches international relations and Middle East politi. He first visited Syria in 1979, and later spent a year at the University of Aleppo as a Fulbright Lecturer in International Relations. |
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