{"product_id":"asad-of-syria-the-struggle-for-the-middle-east-9780520069763","title":"Asad of Syria  The Struggle for the Middle East","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplains the kaleidoscopic nature of Middle Eastern diplomacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: THE REVOLUTIONARY\u003cbr\u003e 1 Coming Down the Mountain\u003cbr\u003e 2 The French Legacy\u003cbr\u003e 3 Party School and Army College\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Peasants' Revolt\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Cairo Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e 6 Capturing the State\u003cbr\u003e 7 Capturing the Party\u003cbr\u003e 8 Blindly to the Brink\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Six Day Walkover\u003cbr\u003e 10 The Fight to the Top\u003cbr\u003e 11 The Black September Fiasco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: THE LEADER\u003cbr\u003e 12 Asad's State\u003cbr\u003e 13 Sadat, the Unsound Ally\u003cbr\u003e 14 The October Illusion\u003cbr\u003e 15 Duel with Henry Kissinger\u003cbr\u003e 16 1975: The Year Things Fell Apart\u003cbr\u003e 17 The Lebanese Trap\u003cbr\u003e 18 Jimmy Carter's False Dawn\u003cbr\u003e 19 The Enemy Within\u003cbr\u003e 20 Standing Alone\u003cbr\u003e 21 Ally of the Ayatollah\u003cbr\u003e 22 Battle with Menachem Begin\u003cbr\u003e 23 The Defeat of George Shultz\u003cbr\u003e 24 The Brothers' War (revised 1995)\u003cbr\u003e 25 Forging a Nation\u003cbr\u003e 26 Dirty Tricks\u003cbr\u003e 27 Conclusions: the Balance Sheet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402794213719,"sku":"9780520069763","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520069763.jpg?v=1730481530","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/asad-of-syria-the-struggle-for-the-middle-east-9780520069763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}