Ambiguities of Domination Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria

Name: Ambiguities of Domination Politics, Rhetoric, and Symbols in Contemporary Syria
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ISBN: 9780226877884

ISBN-10: 0226877884

ISBN-13: 9780226877884

Edition: 1999 (Reprint)

Authors: Lisa Wedeen

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In Syria, the image of President Hafiz al-Asad is everywhere. In newspapers, on television, and during orchestrated spectacles Asad is praised as the "father," the "gallant knight," even the country's "premier pharmacist." Yet most Syrians, including those who create the official rhetoric, do not believe its claims. Why would a regime spend scarce resources on a cult whose content is patently spurious? Wedeen concludes that Asad's cult acts as a disciplinary device, generating a politics of public dissimulation in which citizens act as if they revered their leader. By inundating daily life with tired symbolism, the regime exercises a subtle, yet effective form of power. The cult works to…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 251
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


A Note on Transliteration



Believing in Spectacles



Killing Politics: Official Rhetoric and Permissible Speech



Acting "As If": The Story of M



Signs of Transgression



Complicating Compliance


Notes


Bibliography


Index