Why Syria matters
The world's most unstable country, 1946-1970
Assad's system, then and now
Against all neighbors
Surviving the 1990s
Dictator and Son, Inc.
The great challenge at home
Turning the tables
The counterattack
The abyss beckons.
The truth about Syria by Barry M. Rubin. ISBN 9781403982735. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.