Previous ed.: 1996. Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index.
Contents:
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.
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