(Hardback)

Presents an analysis of the social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the holders of political power stem. This book focuses on the twentieth century and, in particular, on the Ba'th movement, the structures of power after the military coup d'etat of 1963, and the era of ivfiz al-Asad.

(Paperback, New edition)

Offers an analysis of the traditional elite of Iraq and their successors - the Communists, the Ba'thists and Free Officers - in terms of social and economic relationships in each area of the country.