Syria: From National Independence to Proxy War
This edited collection aims to analytically reconceptualise the Syrian crisis by examining how and why the country has moved from a stable to a war-torn society. It is written by scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, all of whom make no att
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TO PROXY WAR EDITED BY LINDA MATAR AND ALI KADRI
Syria: From National Independence to Proxy War
Linda Matar • Ali Kadri Editors
Syria: From National Independence to Proxy War
Editors Linda Matar National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Ali Kadri London School of Economics (LSE) London, UK National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
ISBN 978-3-319-98457-5 ISBN 978-3-319-98458-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98458-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954733 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Photo of Baghdad Gate, Raqqa Syria by John Wreford / Alamy Stock Photo Cover design by Tom Howey This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction: Syria in the Imperialist Cyclone 1 Ali Kadri and Linda Matar
Part I A Historical Perspective of the Syrian Conflict 27 2 What Went Wrong: Understanding the Trajectory of Syria’s Conflict 29 Raymond Hinnebusch 3 The New Struggle for Syria and the Nature of the Syrian State 53 Eberhard Kienle 4 Syria: Strong State Versus Social Cleavages 71 Hiroyuki Aoyama
Part II Macroeconomy and Society 93 5 Macroeconomic Framework in Pre-conflict Syria 95 Linda Matar v
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6 The Syrian Conflict: Selective Socioeconomic Indicators 115 Nabil Marzouk 7 Lebanon Can’t Give Him a Future: Revolutionary Subjectivity and Syrian Rebel-Workers in Beirut 133 Philip Proudfoot
Part III The Politics of the Syrian Conflict 159 8 Syria in the ‘Resistance Front’: Persistence Through Reconfiguration? 161 Aurora Sottimano
Part IV Sectoral Analysis 183 9 The Political Economy of Public Hea
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