The Communist Movement in Syria and Lebanon

by Tareq Y. Ismael, Jacqueline S. Ismael

This study examines the development of the communist movement in Syria and Lebanon. Drawing on party documents and literature, as well as interviews over a 25-year period, the authors examine the movement's evolution, struggles and fragmentation in Syria and Lebanon.

Genres: History, Lebanon

288 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 1998

About the author

Tareq Y. Ismael is Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is Secretary General of the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies and founding co-editor of the International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies. His research interests and numerous publications centre on ideologies in the Middle East and international and domestic politics in Middle Eastern countries, with focus on Iraq.