Asad's Legacy
Author: Eyal Ziser
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780814796979
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hafez al-Asad (d. 2000) ruled Syria for 30 of its 55-year history as a modern state. Zisser (Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African studies, Tel Aviv U.) offers a balanced view of Asad's role in elevating Syria to a stable, major Middle East player but with a legacy of authoritarianism and struggles over succession. Includes maps of Syria's frontier with Israel and Lebanon. c. Book News Inc.