Demystifying Syria

Fred Haley Lawson

SAQI BOOKS, 2009 - Political Science - 223 pages

"Offers the most up-to-date guide to Syria's enigmatic political, economic and social order" - The Montreal Review

Syria stands at the center of contemporary Middle Eastern affairs, yet it remains poorly understood by analysts and the general public. This collection presents an innovative study of key aspects of Syrian politics, economics, and society.

Each contribution is firmly grounded in primary research undertaken in Syria. The contributors identify current trends in Syria and go on to situate recent developments within broader contextual issues.

Fred H. Lawson is a lecturer at Mills College, California. He is the author of Constructing International Relations in the Arab World (Stanford University Press) and Why Syria Goes to War (Cornell University Press).

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Unfortunately, I was not able to finish this before it was recalled to the library, but what I read was excellent.

About the author

\Fred H. Lawson is a lecturer at Mills College, California, USA. Between 1992-3 he was a Fulbright lecturer in International Relations at the University of Aleppo, Syria. He is the author of Constructing International Relations in the Arab World (Stanford University Press) and Why Syria Goes to War (Cornell University Press).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Demystifying Syria; Soas Middle East Issues Series
• Author: Fred Haley Lawson
• Editor: Fred Haley Lawson
• Contributors: Fred Haley Lawson, London Middle East Institute
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: SAQI BOOKS, 2009
• ISBN: 0863566545, 9780863566547
• Length: 223 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic Conditions; History / Middle East / General; Political Science / General; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / World / Middle Eastern