Author : Kathy A. Zahler
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 1467703524
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Assads' Syria, 2nd Edition by : Kathy A. Zahler
Download or read book The Assads' Syria, 2nd Edition written by Kathy A. Zahler and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hafez al-Assad became president of Syria in 1971, following a long line of military leaders. At first, his goals included achieving pan-Arabism, more evenly distributing the nation’s oil wealth, and extending the party’s power by reaching into every aspect of Syrians’ lives. However, through a series of poorly planned economic programs, censorship, and old-fashioned greed and corruption, Assad and his government brought intimidation and the loss of freedom to the nation’s people. After his death in 2000, the nation’s ruling party elected his son, Bashar, as president. Bashar has continued many of his father’s policies, enforcing his own will on the nation and stripping people of their freedoms and economic prosperity. In The Assads’ Syria, learn more about the internal workings of one of the world’s most devastating dictatorships.