Nikolaos Van Dam
The Struggle for Power in Syria
I.B.Tauris
I.B.Tauris Publishers The Struggle for Power in Syria Politics and Society under Asad and the Ba'th Party Nikolaos Van Dam
To the memory of my mother and father; to Marinka; to Nikolaos, Jan, Emma and Karel
I.B.Tauris Publishers London & New York
Published in 1996 by I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd 45 Bloomsbury Square, London WCIA 2HY
175 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10010
In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St Martin’s Press 175 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10010
Copyright © 1979, 1981, 1996 by Nikolaos van Dam
The views expressed in this book are those of the writer and do not represent those of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or any part thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher.
A full CIP record for this book is available from the British Library
A full CIP record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN 1 86064 024 9
Library of Congress catalog card number 95-060217
Set in Monotype Ehrhardt by Ewan Smith, London
Printed and bound in Great Britain by WBC Ltd, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan
Cover photo: street painting of Hafiz al-Asad, his late son, Basil (right) and his second son Bashar (left) erected in Aleppo on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Asad regime, November 1995. Photo: Nikolaos van Dam Cover design: Andrew Corbett
Manufactured in the UK |