Chapter I of this study of the Arabian Ba'th Socialist Party discusses the evolution of Arab nationalism and concludes that Ba'th was a natural outcome of this evolution; two intellectuals supporting Arab nationalism were Party co-founders Michael Aflaq and Salah Bitar, Part One of Chapter II summarizes their lives to facilitate understanding of their thought and its impact on Ba'th; Part Two examines the Party's first convention (source of the Ba'th constitution), the reasons for it, and the necessity of establishing Ba'th; and Part Three outlines Ba'th ideology and organization. Chapter III analyzes Ba'th's promotion of Syrian-Egyptian union and that union's resultant adverse effect upon Party cohesiveness, The Conclusion discusses the groups into which Ba'th split after 1961 and their new interpretations of Ba'th ideology.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504519 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Al-Sabah, Ebtesam K. |
| Contributors | Reban, Milan Jan, Kitchens, James A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 141 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | Syria |
| Rights | Public, Al-Sabah, Ebtesam K., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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