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State and tribes in Syria : informal alliances and conflict patterns

Dukhan, Haian, author

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State and Tribes in Syria: Informal Alliances and Conflict Patterns explores the policies of the successive Syrian governments towards the Arab tribes and their reactions to these policies. The book examines the consequences of the relationship between state and tribe since the fall of the Ottoman Empire and its withdrawal from Syria in 1916 until the eruption of the current Syrian civil war. Throughout history and up to the present day, tribalism continues to influence many issues related to governance, conflict and stability in the Middle East and North Africa. The book provides a dissection of a crucial, but neglected axis of the current crisis on the relationship between the state and the tribes. The research draws on data gathered through interviews with members of Syrian tribes, as well as written literature in various languages including English, Arabic and French. The book combines the research focus of political scientists, and anthropologists by relating the local patterns (communities and tribal affiliations) to the larger system (state institutions and policies) of which they are a part of. State and Tribes in Syria advance our knowledge of an under-studied component of the Syrian society: the tribes. Therefore it is a vital resource for students, scholars and policymakers interested in Syrian Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

• Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Tribes Syria History 20th century. / Tribes Syria History 21st century. / Tribes Political activity Syria History. / Syria Politics and government 20th century. / Syria Politics and government 21st century.
• ISBN: 9781138494831

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS94.7.D85 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE