McHugo, John,  1951- <br/><br/>
Syria :  a history of the last hundred years / 
John McHugo. 
 - 291 pages :  maps ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index. 
<br/><br/>The land that once was known as Shaam -- French rule, 1920-1946 -- From independence to Hafez al-Assad, 1946-1970 -- Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000: foreign policy challenges -- Inside the Syria of Hafez al-Assad, 1970-2000 -- Bashar al-Assad, 2000-: from succession to civil war -- Drawing the threads together. 
<br/><br/> Charts the history of Syria from World War I to the present, documenting the nation's attempts at independence, the consequences of the Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, the rise of ISIS, and the rule of the Assad regimes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781620970454 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1620970457 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015008131 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Syria--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS 95  / .M35 2015