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This study of mid-20th century Syria blends "cultural theory and comparative history" to offer "intellectual depth and relevance beyond the case at hand" (The Middle East Journal).
When Syria became fully independent in 1946, the young republic faced the task of forging a new national identity. From 1954 to 1958, Syria enjoyed a brief period of civilian governmentpopularly known as "The Democratic Years"before the consolidation of authoritarian rule. In Syria's Democratic Years, Kevin W. Martin provides a cultural history of the period and argues that the authoritarian outcome was anything but inevitable.
Examining the flourishing broadcast and print media of the time, Martin focuses on three public figures, whose professionslaw, the military, and medicineprojected modernity and modeled the new Arab citizen. This experiment with democracy, however abortive, offers a model of governance from Syria's historical experience that could serve as an alternative to dictatorship.
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