Syria and the Doctrine of Arab Neutralism : From Independence to Dependence / Rami Ginat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ginat, Rami, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab nationalism.

Neutrality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, England : SUSSEX ACADEMIC PRESS, [2005]

Summary:

Examines the modern history of post-mandatory Syria. This book explains the evolution of the Syrian ideology and policy of neutralism since the early stages of the Cold War, and identifies the effects that Arab neutralism had on shaping Syria's foreign policy and the shaping of its national identity.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction Neutralism in Retrospect: Definitions and Paradigms

1 Syria's Road to Independence: The Emergence of Pragmatic/Calculative Nationalist Neutralism

2 The Rise of "Anti-Western Neutralism" in Post-Mandatory Syria

3 Neutralism in Practice: Syria and the Consolidation of the Arab-Asian Group

4 Communism, Syria, and Neutralist Trends

5 Syria's Rival Schools of Neutralism and the Road to Union

6 Nasserite "Positive Neutralism" and the United Arab Republic

Conclusion The Rise of the Neo-Ba'th and the Gradual Demise of Neutralism

Appendix Modes of Practised Arab Neutralism

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ginat, Rami Syria and the Doctrine of Arab Neutralism

ISBN:

1-83764-210-9

OCLC:

1382696051