This study of mid-20th century Syria blends "cultural theory and comparative history" to offer "intellectual depth and relevance beyond the case at hand" (
The Middle East Journal).
When Syria became fully independent in 1946, the young republic faced the task of forging a new national identity. From 1954 to 1958, Syria enjoyed a brief period of civilian governmentāpopularly known as "The Democratic Years"ābefore the consolidation of authoritarian rule. In
Syria's Democratic Years, Kevin W. Martin provides a cultural history of the period and argues that the authoritarian outcome was anything but inevitable.
Examining the flourishing broadcast and print media of the time, Martin focuses on three public figures, whose professionsālaw, the military, and medicineāprojected modernity and modeled the new Arab citizen. This experiment with democracy, however abortive, offers a model of governance from Syria's historical experience that could serve as an alternative to dictatorship.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Transliteration
- Introduction: The Virtuous Citizen and the Postcolonial State
- 1 Syria during the Democratic Years
- 2 The Citizen and the Law
- 3 Social Justice and the Patriarchal Citizen
- 4 Punishing the Enemies of Arabism
- 5 Making the Martial Citizen
- 6 The Magic of Modern Pharmaceuticals
- 7 Sex and the Conjugal Citizen
- Conclusion: Citizens on the Tenth Day
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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