Syria''s Democratic Years - Citizens, Experts, and Media in the 1950s

Kevin W. Martin is Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University.

List of contents

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

About the author

Kevin W. Martin is Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures and Adjunct Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin W Martin, Kevin W. Martin, Martin Kevin W
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780253018793
• ISBN: 978-0-253-01879-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Public Cultures of the Middle; Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa; Public Cultures of the Middle; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science