Syria, the Strength of an Idea: The Constitutional Architectures Of Its Political Regimes
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- Synopsis
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The Syrian crisis has confounded political leaders and experts who forecast a rapid fall of the regime. This monumental error of interpretation has had tragic consequences for the unfolding of the crisis and its slide into a frightful civil war with regional and international ramifications.
This book looks at Syrian reality in a new light. By analysing twenty-five constitutions and constitutional texts and proposing an innovative classification of the different political regimes that have shaped Syria over the last one hundred years, the author retraces the country's intense history and the persistence of a Syrian model defined by the Founding Fathers. If, on emerging from this war, Syria maintains its unity and gives itself a democratic regime reflecting its society, then the concept of Syria may find a new lease of life and Syria will once again be perceived as an idea full of promises.
Offers analyses of twenty-five Syrian constitutions (including draft constitutions and constitutional texts) and innovatively classifies the different political regimes during a one-hundred-year period.
Explains the causes of the Syrian crisis (obsolete political system, economic liberalization, deterioration of the social situation and unsolved regional issues), situating the war in Syria with its national and regional ramifications.
Retraces the persistence of the main elements of a Syrian model to help experts involved in the Syrian crisis to identify grounds that may facilitate a peaceful solution.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781316877319
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781107183605, 9781107183605
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Karim Atassi
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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