{"product_id":"the-damascus-seat-of-power-9780755649198","title":"The Damascus Seat of Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile recent scholarship has focused on wartime Syria, this book is dedicated to heads of state in the immediate post-Ottoman era until the end of the French Mandate in 1946.  Here, renowned Syrian historian, Sami Moubayed, examines Syria's first eleven heads of state who led the country between 1918 and 1946. With a chapter dedicated to each leader, Moubayed sheds light on the political culture of the time and traces the trajectory of how Syria was governed through colonialism, monarchism and federalism and republicanism. The study draws on numerous archives, political memoirs and first-hand interviews with key figures who were active between the 1930's and 1950's, providing a rich picture of Syrian political culture during this forgotten period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSami Moubayed, Syria’s illustrious historian, has written yet another original book tracing the evolution of its politics from the turn of the twentieth century till the mid-1960s. This book is an indispensable read, setting the stage for the emergence of the Baath Party and its subsequent monopoly of power. -- Hilal Khashan, American University of Beirut, Lebanon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Acknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003eChapter One:\u003c\/b\u003e The Palace \u003cb\u003eChapter Two: \u003c\/b\u003eEmir Sa’id El Djezairi (26 September – 1 October 1918) \u003cb\u003eChapter Three: \u003c\/b\u003eKing Faisal I (1918 - 1920) \u003cb\u003eChapter Four: \u003c\/b\u003eSubhi Barakat (1922 – 1925) \u003cb\u003eChapter Five: \u003c\/b\u003eAhmad Nami (1926 - 1928) \u003cb\u003eChapter Six: \u003c\/b\u003eMohammad 'Ali al-'Abed (1932 - 1936) \u003cb\u003eChapter Seven\u003c\/b\u003e: Hashem al-Atasi (1936 - 1939) \u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: \u003c\/b\u003eBahij al-Khatib (1939 - 1941) \u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: \u003c\/b\u003eKhaled al-'Azm (April – September 1941) \u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: \u003c\/b\u003eTaj al-Din al-Hasani (1941 - 1943) \u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: '\u003c\/b\u003eAta al-Ayyubi (March – August 1943) \u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve: \u003c\/b\u003eShukri al-Quwatli (1943 - 1949)   \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742290346327,"sku":"9780755649198","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755649198.jpg?v=1758384022","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-damascus-seat-of-power-9780755649198","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}