Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics

by HannaBatatu (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  1999

  $116.51

  Presents an analysis of the social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the holders of political power stem. This book focuses on the twentieth century and, in particular, on the Ba'th movement, the structures of power after the military coup d'etat of 1963, and the era of ivfiz al-Asad.