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The decline of Arab unity : the rise and fall of the United Arab Republic / Elie Podeh ; foreword by Moshe Maʻoz.
Van Pelt Library DT107.83 .P63 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Podeh, Elie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- United Arab Republic--History.
- United Arab Republic.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 292 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Brighton, Great Britain ; Portland, Or. : Sussex Academic Press, 1999.
- Contents:
- 1 Elite Politics in Syria and Egypt 11
- Defining the Elite 11
- Middle Eastern Elites 12
- The Syrian Elite 14
- The Egyptian Elite 18
- 2 The Road to the Union 25
- The Syrian Attitude toward Arab Unity 25
- The Egyptian Attitude toward Arab Unity 27
- Egyptian-Syrian Relations: From Conflict to Cooperation 30
- Syrian Unrest Intensifies 36
- The Syrian Army and Union 38
- The US Position toward the Union 39
- Countdown to Union 42
- 3 Establishing the Union: The Political Sphere (March 1958-February 1959) 49
- The Institutional Framework 49
- The Arab World: Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq 57
- First Political Changes 64
- 4 Establishing the Union: The Economic Sphere (March 1958-February 1959) 68
- Early Efforts at Economic Integration 68
- The Agrarian Reform Law 75
- Toward a More Integrated Economy 80
- The Higher Ministerial Committee (HMC) 82
- 5 A Widening Rift: The Political and Economic Spheres (February 1959-February 1960) 85
- The Impact of the Iraqi Shawwaf Revolt 85
- Elections to the National Union 89
- 'Amir's Mission in Syria 98
- The Resignation of the Ba 'th Ministers 101
- The Question of Foreign Aid 105
- 6 The Road to Collapse: The Political Sphere (February 1960-July 1961) 110
- Egypt Tightens its Control 110
- The Formation of the National Union 115
- Attempts at Creating a UAR National Identity 119
- The Formation of the National Assembly 123
- Sarraj's Rule Consolidated 126
- 7 The Road to Collapse: The Economic Sphere (February 1960-July 1961) 130
- Attempts to Alleviate the Economic Predicament 130
- Toward an Economic Integration 136
- The Impact of the July 1961 Decrees 141
- 8 Syria's Secession from the UAR 145
- Political Integration 145
- The Military Takeover 148
- Syrian Reactions to Secession 151
- Egyptian Responses to Secession 154
- 9 The End of a Dream 159
- Developments in Syria 159
- Developments in Egypt 162
- The Aleppo Insurrection 165
- The Shtura Meeting 169
- The Cairo Tripartite Talks and Beyond 171.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1902210204
- OCLC:
- 40954085
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