%0 Journal Article
%T Modern Syrian Politics
%J History compass
%D 2008
%A Hinnebusch, Raymond
%V 6
%N 1
%P 263-285
%X This article examines major issues and debates in the study of modern Syrian politics including the identity crisis rooted in state formation; reasons for the failure of the early liberal experiment; the nature of the Ba'th regime and whether it can be considered to have carried out a revolution; explanations for the stabilization of the regime under Asad; the nature of Ba'thist political economy; the extent, causes, and consequences of economic liberalization; explanations for succession and the character of Bashar's rule; and the relation between the state and international forces.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1478-0542
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-0542.2007.00487.x