Greater Syria: The History of an Ambition

While for many years scholars and journalists have focused on the more obvious manifestations of political life in the Middle East, one major theme has been consistently neglected. This is Pan-Syrian nationalism--the dream of creating a Greater Syria out of an area now governed by Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Though not nearly as well known as Arab or Palestinian nationalism and hardly studied in depth, Pan-Syrianism has had a profound effect on Middle Eastern politics since the end of World War I. In Greater Syria, the noted Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes provides the first comprehensive account of this intriguing, important, and little understood ideology. more

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1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-11-2008; Not to be trusted; Daniel Pipes, the head of Campus Watch, is not an author to be trusted on any topics related to the Middle East. Because of the author's extreme anti-Arab, pro-Zionist stand, this book is further proof that Syria is greatly misunderstood...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2006; good!; The book is highly recommendable. Its only flaw is that it does not expose the nazi ideological dogma of A Saadee or his party.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-10-2005; A Must Have for Anyone Studying Middle Eastern Politics; For anyone studying the Levant or the Middle East this book is a must have. Pipes explains the Syrian ambition to have a Greater Syria which would include Lebanon, the Turkish province of Hatay/Alexandretta, the Hashemite Kingdom of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-28-2005; How Does Pipes Get Published?; It's just hard to take this author seriously any more.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2006; good!; The book is highly recommendable. Its only flaw is that it does not expose the nazi ideological dogma of A Saadee or his party.; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-11-2008; Not to be trusted; Daniel Pipes, the head of Campus Watch, is not an author to be trusted on any topics related to the Middle East. Because of the author's extreme anti-Arab, pro-Zionist stand, this book is further proof that Syria is greatly misunderstood...; read full review | report as inappropriate