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Olson, Robert W. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1982
Up to 1975-76, Syria's Hafiz al-Asad was successful in consolidating his power, securing the maintenance of his regime, and broadening his base of political power. His system started weakening in 1975 due to increased opposition stemming from Syria's intervention in the Lebanese civil war. (AM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Political Influences, Political Power, War
Olson, Robert W. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1983
In two decades of Ba'thist rule, Syria has evolved into a centralized, one-party, secular, authoritarian nation-state, which may be destabilized in the 1980s as a result of the conflict in Lebanon and internal Islamic opposition. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Islamic Culture, Middle Eastern History, Middle Eastern Studies
