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Coup in Damascus

By Carl Rihan

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Coup in Damascus

By Carl Rihan

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Coup in Damascus delves into one of the most pivotal yet under-explored moments in Middle Eastern history: the 1949 military coup in Syria, an event which set the stage for revolving door governments and autocracies across the region. At the interdisciplinary crossroad between economics, politics, and history, Carl Rihan challenges prevailing narratives that have either focused on Great Power Politics, cloak-and-dagger regional rivalries, or postcolonial dynamics by affirming the central role of cost-calculating, utility-driven political action in a constrained economic context. Bringing neoclassical and Austrian economic thought in contact with Middle East history, the book uncovers how unsound monetary practices, the disruption of historical trade routes, flawed interventionism, and the waning of market dynamics paved the way for military takeovers, political radicalization, and zero-sum games. By reaffirming the centrality of human action in its objective and praxeological sense, Coup in Damascus offers a fresh perspective on one of the region's most pivotal moments, one which still bares its bitter fruits today. It provides a timely analysis in light of the recent civil war and violence in the region and seeks to "write history differently" by re-imagining the past.
Product details
Number of Pages:
294
Release Date:
2025-06-17
Publication Date:
2025-06-17
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1526151049
ISBN13:
9781526151049
Weight:
608 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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