Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.
Summary
''A critically important addition to our knowledge of Syria and the Palestinians.''-- William W. Haddad, California State University, Fullerton''A powerful and persuasive contribution to the discourse on Arab nationalism. It is based on original research never before seen in the English language.
Contents
Table of Contents; Preface vii; 1. The Struggle for Geographic Coherence: Reclaiming Southern Syria 1; 2. The Earthquake of the 1948 Palestine War 25; 3. The Political Co-optation of the Palestinians 47; 4. The Guerrilla Factor and Syria's Vulnerability 78; 5. When Brothers Collide: The Confrontation over Lebanon 112; 6. The Clash of Nationalisms 154; 7. Peace or Pax Americana? 195; 8. The Search for a Unified Strategy 212; Notes 221; Bibliography 233; Index 241.
Local Note
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America