In Search of Greater Syria by Christopher Solomon - 9781838606404

In Search of Greater SyriaThe History and Politics of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party\nAuthor(s): Christopher Solomon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9781838606404, 978-1838606404\nSynopsis\nThe Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) is one of the most enigmatic and active political forces in the Middle East. For observers in the West, the SSNP is regarded as a far-right organization, subservient to the Baathist government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which dictates its activities from Damascus. However, the SSNPs complicated history and its ideology of Pan-Syrianism has meant the party has been overlooked and forgotten by the daily output of news, analysis, studies and policy recommendations. Very little academic scholarship has been dedicated to understanding its origins, identity, and influence. \n\n Addressing the need for scholarship on the SSNP, this book is a political history from the partys f.