The Struggle for Power in Syria: Politics and Society under Asad and the Ba'th Party
"[A monumental work on Syrian power politics." – Robert Fisk,The Independent "An excellent book." -- Patrick Seale "An admirable study... invaluable for anyone with a serious interest in Middle Eastern politics." --Peter Mansfield "The most informative explanation of the effects of sectarianism and regionalism on Syrian politics." -- Philip S. Khoury, MERIP Reports "[an excellent study of the sectarian bases of Syrian politics." --Foreign Affairs "Only a handful of important books have been written on modern Syria; and Nikolaos van Dam's The Struggle for Power in Syria is one of them." -- Joshua Landis,International Journal of Middle East Studies