8vo. 147 pp., 1 map, original cloth in d/w, tables, biblio, index, minor shelf wear to jacket edges, few pencil markings, some rubbed off, copy in very good condition otherwise, Croom Helm, London, first edition, 1979.

Synopsis

Sectarian, regional and tribal loyalties have undeniably played a role in the political and socio-economic history of Syria in the 20th Century. This study investigates the importance and extent of that role, focusing its attention on developments within the military and civilian bureaucratic power elite and the party organisation of the Ba’th, which took over power in 1963. Above all, it investigates which factors and developments have encouraged the strong rise of religious minorities in Syrian political life since 1963. [Jacket Flap].