Power and paranoia in Syria-Iraq relations the impact of Hafez Assad and Saddam Hussain / Amjed Rasheed.
| Author/creator | Rasheed, Amjed |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series |
| Contents | Introduction : the analytical framework -- The Hashemite monarchy and its quest to rule Syria -- Post-WWII Pan-Arabism competition -- The Iran-Iraq war -- Kuwait crisis -- The occupation of Iraq and the Syrian quest for survival -- The Arab uprisings in Iraq and Syria. |
| Abstract | "This book examines the perplexing twists and turns in Syria-Iraq relations which since the establishment of modern Syria and Iraq after the First World War have zigzagged between cooperation and hostility countless times. It questions why both countries switched regional and international alliances, but never formed one of their own, and assesses the role played by structural forces such as geopolitics, ideology, and regime survival. It also argues that a key factor was the individual personalities - the agency role - of Hafez Assad and Saddam Hussain, both of whom had a monopoly of power, similar ambitions and leadership styles, and great mistrust of each other, with the result that they clashed. It goes on to show how both were caught between commitment to pan-Arabism and the imperative for regime survival, and how this led them both to weaken pan-Arabism instead and construct sectarian polarisation to ensure regime survival. The book concludes that their ruthless fight left a heavy legacy where in both countries regime survival overshadowed state consolidation and nation-building, with both countries divided into smaller communities of faiths and ethnicities at war with each other"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Rasheed, Amjed. Power and paranoia in Syria-Iraq relations London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023 9781032384009 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022044072 |
| ISBN | 9781000844740 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781003344889 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |