The Makers of Modern Syria

ISBN: 9780755606580 出版年：2018 页码：330 Sami Moubayed Bloomsbury Publishing

In the aftermath of World War I Syria paved a path towards democracy. Initially French mandate in the Middle East and latterly as an independent republic, Syria put in place the instruments of democratic governmehoped would lefuture. This book tells the story of Syria's formative years, using previously-unseen material from the personal papers of Ahmad Sharabati, a prominent nationalist who served in different capacities during colonial times and early independence, first as minister of defense and then as minister of education. His experiences and those of others of his generation tell the story of Syria's short-lived democratic years, up to the union with Egypt as the United Arab Republic between 1958 and 1961.