Syria: From National Independence to Proxy War

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 Introduction: Syria in the Imperialist Cyclone  (Ali Kadri, Linda Matar)....Pages 1-25
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 What Went Wrong: Understanding the Trajectory of Syria’s Conflict  (Raymond Hinnebusch)....Pages 29-52
 The New Struggle for Syria and the Nature of the Syrian State  (Eberhard Kienle)....Pages 53-70
 Syria: Strong State Versus Social Cleavages  (Hiroyuki Aoyama)....Pages 71-92
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 Macroeconomic Framework in Pre-conflict Syria  (Linda Matar)....Pages 95-113
 The Syrian Conflict: Selective Socioeconomic Indicators  (Nabil Marzouk)....Pages 115-131
 Lebanon Can’t Give Him a Future: Revolutionary Subjectivity and Syrian Rebel-Workers in Beirut  (Philip Proudfoot)....Pages 133-158
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 Syria in the ‘Resistance Front’: Persistence Through Reconfiguration?  (Aurora Sottimano)....Pages 161-182
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 The Political Economy of Public Health in Syria: Some Global and Regional Considerations  (Kasturi Sen)....Pages 185-207
 The Political Economy of Thermidor in Syria: National and International Dimensions  (Max Ajl)....Pages 209-245
 Syria’s Food Security: From Self-Sufficiency to Hunger as a Weapon  (Myriam Ababsa)....Pages 247-267
 Conclusion: China’s Role in Syria’s National Security  (Linda Matar, Ali Kadri)....Pages 269-288
Back Matter ....Pages 289-296