Greater Syria: The History of an Ambition - Softcover

Pipes, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195060229 ISBN 13: 9780195060225

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Scholars and journalists have long neglected one major theme of political life in the Middle East--Pan-Syrian nationalism. This is the dream of creating a Greater Syria out of an area now governed by Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Though not nearly as well known as Arab or Palestinian nationalism and hardly studied in depth, Pan-Syrianism has had a profound effect on Middle Eastern politics since the end of World War I. In "Greater Syria," the noted Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes provides the first comprehensive account of this intriguing, important, and little understood ideology.

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Review:

`(Pipes's) contribution here cannot be exaggerated, and the coverage given this ideology will be inserted into the analysis of Syrian politics for years to come.'Library Journal

`a superior book'Foreign Affairs

Synopsis:

Although less well-known than Arab or Palestinian nationalism, Pan-Syrian nationalismDSthe dream of creating a Greater Syria out of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and a portion of TurkeyDShas had a profound effect on Middle Eastern politics since the end of World War I. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this intriguing, important, and little understood ideology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0195060229
• ISBN 13: 9780195060225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264