The developments of early 2011 have left the political landscape of the Middle East changed but recognizable. Even as urgent struggles continue, it remains clear that authoritarianism will survive this transformational moment. The study of authoritarian governance, therefore, re…
Bogen handler om Syriens nyere historie og giver en forklaring på, hvordan det er lykkedes al-Assad familien siden 1970 at fastholde den totale magt over Syrien og kontrollere landtes mange klaner og stammefolk. Hafez al-Assad syrisk officer og politiker var medlem af Baathparti…
This classic study of politics and society in modern Syria explains the factors that enabled the regime of Hafiz al-Asad to stay in power much longer than any other since independence. Through an in-depth examination of the role of sectarian, regional and tribal loyalties, van D…
Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict. It has since become a fractured warzone which operates as a breeding ground for new terrorist movements including ISIS as well as the root cause of the greatest refugee crisis in modern history. In thi…
"Occupying Syria under the French Mandate Insurgency, Space, and State Formation What role does military force play during a colonial occupation? The answer seems obvious: coercion crushes local resistance, quashes political dissent, and consolidates the dominance of the occupyi…
"This theoretically rigorous study explores how French colonial violence during the Mandate laid the foundations for the modern state in Syria"-- "Occupying Syria under the French Mandate Insurgency, Space, and State Formation What role does military force play during a colonia…
"Occupying Syria under the French Mandate Insurgency, Space, and State Formation What role does military force play during a colonial occupation? The answer seems obvious: coercion crushes local resistance, quashes political dissent, and consolidates the dominance of the occupyi…