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Title The Alawis of Syria : war, faith and politics in the Levant / Michael Kerr, Craig Larkin, editors.
Published New York, NY ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
©2015
Description xviii, 384 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Format text; unmediated; volume
ISBN 9780190458119 (hardback)
0190458119 (hardback)

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Series Urban conflicts, divided societies
Additional series info Urban conflicts, divided societies (New York, N.Y.)
Urban conflicts, divided societies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-365) and index.
Contents Alawis : secrecy and survival. The genesis of Syria's Alawi community -- The Alawis in the Ottoman period -- Community, sect, nation : colonial and social scientific discourses on the Alawis in Syria during the mandate and early independence periods -- Alawis and the Syrian state. 'Go to Damascus, my son' : Alawi demographic shifts under Ba'ath Party rule -- Syria's Alawis and the Ba'ath Party -- The Syrian Muslim brotherhood's Alawi conundrum -- Alawi communites, identities and power. Alawi diversity and solidarity : from the coast to the interior -- Patronage and clientelism in Bashar's social market economy -- The Alawis of Tripoli : identity, violence and urban geopolitics -- Alawis in conflict and contestation. Chasing ghosts : the Shabiha phenomenon -- Alawis in the Syrian opposition -- Repression is not 'a stupid thing' : regime responses to the Syrian uprising and insurgency.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects (Topics) Nosairians -- Syria -- History.
Nosairians -- Syria -- Religion.
Nosairians -- Syria -- Politics and government.
Islam and politics -- Middle East.
Subjects (Places) Middle East -- History.
Additional author Kerr, Michael, 1973- editor of compiation.
Larkin, Craig, editor of compiation.
Bib utility control no. 910856156

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