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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsThe View from Damascus: State, Political Community and Foreign Relations in Twentieth-Century Syria
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Rabinovich (Middle Eastern history, Tel Aviv U., Israel) presents 21
essays he has penned in previous years on the topic of Syria. The
essays revolve around three main themes: the evolution of the notion
of a modern Syrian state and the successive efforts to convert these
notions into an actual political entity; the contending concepts of
the political community that should inhabit and dominate that entity;
and Syria's relations with external powers and neighboring states and
entities. Of the neighboring states and entities, Israel is by far
the most important in this collection, with a full nine of the essays
dedicated to examining Syrian-Israeli relations between 1945 and 2008
(naturally, the United States figures heavily in these discussions as
well). Distributed in the US by ISBS.
Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Sheds new light on the recent history and current politics and policies of this important Middle Eastern country. Throughout the last hundred years Syria has been a crucial hub of Middle Eastern events: the birth place and 'pulsating heart' of Arab nationalism, the object of colonial and regional ambitions, it has transformed into a regional power exerting influence over Lebanon and the Palestinians, Iran's closest ally and a thorn in the side of the Bush Administration. Itamar Rabinovich is uniquely qualified to take a panoramic view of Syria's modern history and contemporary politics. As a scholar, he spent thirty-five years studying Syria in diplomatic archives and through the range of sources available to current research. As a diplomat, he was Yitzhak Rabin's chief negotiator with Syria and Israel's ambassador to Washington, and thus a key participant in some of the events addressed in this volume. The twenty-one essays cover the century from the eve of the First World War to What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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