Modern Syria : From Ottoman Rule to Pivotal Role in the Middle East Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	List of Abbreviations
1	Introduction: The Emergence of Modern Syria	1
Pt. I	The Political System under Asad	15
2	In Search of Legitimacy: Asad's Islamic Image in the Syrian Official Press	17
3	Syria: The Renewed Struggle for Power	33
Pt. II	Economic Developments and Structural Changes	55
4	History and Political Culture in Syria: Obstacles to Integration in the Global Economy After the Gulf War	57
5	Syria: Economic Development, Achievements, Problems and Prospects	79
6	The Syrian Road to the Middle East Peace Process: The Socioeconomic Perspective	109
Pt. III	Socio-Demographic Aspects	133
7	The Question of Citizenship of the Algerian Immigrants in Syria, 1847-1900	135
8	European Foreigners in Damascus and Aleppo During the Late Ottoman Period	150
9	Betwixt and Between: The Arab Al-'Aramshah Tribe of Southern Lebanon	170
Pt. IV	Regional Relations	189
10	The Franco-Syrian Treaty Negotiations and the Question of Lebanon, 1936-1939	191
11	Syrian-Iraqi Relations: Iraq as a Factor in the Syrian Foreign Policy	210
12	Turkish-Syrian Relations: An Update	228
Pt. V	Strategy toward Israel	243
13	Syria's Struggle over Water with Israel, 1959-1967	245
14	Changes in Syria's Regional Strategic Position vis-a-vis Israel	257
15	Asad's Art of the Double Game	272
	The Contributors	293
	Index	297