{"product_id":"9780755659494","title":"Alawite State, 1920–46 Colonial Legacies and the Foundations of Assad’s Syria","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAlawite State, 1920–46\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eColonial Legacies and the Foundations of Assad’s Syria\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFadi Esber\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ Syria\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Alawite State (1920–1946) was a politically autonomous entity created under the French Mandate for Syria.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the first in-depth study dedicated to this state experience. Fadi Esber argues that the Alawite State was not merely a colonial construct. It was a transformative political experiment that reshaped Alawite identity, redefined their role in Syrian politics, and propelled them into modern political life. Crucially, he shows that this period of history shaped the political consciousness of the generation of Alawites that later took power in Damascus, notably, Hafez al-Assad and his inner circle who grew up in an era when Alawites, for the first time, were active participants in Syria's political landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy linking colonial history with contemporary politics, this book illuminates the enduring legacies of the French Mandate in shaping Syria's fragile sectarian and political future. Using untapped French, British and Syrian archival sources, the study provides a solid analysis of the Alawite State in the framework of colonialism and modern nation building the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFadi Esber\u003c\/b\u003e is a co-founder of the Damascus History Foundation, Syria. He has a PhD in History from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. Specialising in Syrian and Middle East history, his publications include a chapter in \u003ci\u003eThe Middle East in 1958 \u003c\/i\u003e(Bloomsbury, 2020) and an article in \u003ci\u003eThe Middle East Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring unexamined episodes in Syria's history.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780755659494\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976384897164,"sku":"9780755659494","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_68e8e7b6-a987-438b-a773-14a1d3db1633.jpg?v=1787715544","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780755659494","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}