Romanticizing Masculinity in Baathist Syria: Gender, Identity and Ideology

This book documents the influence of European Romantic nationalism in shaping the vision and practices of the Baathist regime in Syria, with particular attention to the impact of new concepts of gender in public life, the role of these constructs in perpetuating conflict and inequality, and current civic challenges to the Romantic Baathist ideal.

Rahaf Aldoughli is a lecturer in Middle East and North African Studies at Lancaster University.