Syria 1945-1986: Politics and Society

List of Maps
	Preface
	1	Syria and the Syrians
	The Land
	Climate
	Islam
	Christians
	2	The Emerging State
	The First World War
	The Second World War
	Notes
	3	Independence 1945-1970
	The Old Guard and Coups 1945-1956
	The Syrian Coup of 1963
	The February 1966 Coup
	The Third Arab-Israel War 1967
	Notes
	4	Syria under Asad 1971-1986
	Destruction of a City
	Annexation
	International Relations
	Notes
	5	Politics and Ideologies
	Arab Nationalism
	Politics before Baathism: National Bloc
	Syrian National Party
	Arab Socialist Party
	Muslim Brotherhood
	Asad and the Baath 1970-
	How Asad Rules
	Mobilization
	Alawis and Power
	Politics and Islam
	6	The Search for Economic Progress
	Population, Manpower Training and Planning
	Economic Growth
	Agriculture
	Euphrates Dam
	Industry
	Infrastructure: Electricity, Communications
	Finance
	The Eighth Regional Congress of the Baath Party
	7	The Pursuit of Education
	Baath Ideology towards Development and Education
	Educational Planning
	Government and Education
	The Historical Background
	Education in the First Years of the Baath 1966-1970
	The Educational System
	Vocational-Technical Training
	Brain Drain
	Women’s Education and Employment
	The Armed Forces and Education
	8	The Growth of Culture
	Prose Writing
	Drama
	Poetry
	Notes
	9	People and Society
	Islam
	Class and Society
	Social Life
	Village Life
	Notes
	10	Conclusion
	Important Personalities
	Bibliography
	Index