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Syria
Index
The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of the
following individuals who wrote the 1978 edition of Syria: A
Country Study: Larraine Newhouse Carter, "Historical Setting;"
Richard F. Nyrop,"The Society and Its Environment;" Darrel R.
Eglin, "The Economy;" R.S. Shinn, "Government and Politics;" and
James D. Rudolph, National Security." Their work provided the
organization and structure of the present volume, as well as
substantial portions of the text.
The authors are grateful to individuals in various government
agencies and private institutions who gave of their time,
research materials, and expertise to the production of this book.
The authors also wish to thank members of the Federal Research
Division staff who contributed directly to the preparation of the
manuscript. These people include Helen C. Metz, the substantive
reviewer of all the textual material; Richard F. Nyrop, who
reviewed all drafts and served as liasion with sponsoring
agencies; and Martha E. Hopkins, who edited the manuscript and
managed production. Also involved in preparing the text were
editorial assistants Barbara Edgerton, Monica Shimmin, and Izella
Watson, Andrea Merrill, who performed the final prepublication
editorial review, and Editorial Experts, which compiled the
index. Diann Johnson, of the Library of Congress Composing Unit,
prepared the camera-ready copy under the supervision of Peggy
Pixley.
Invaluable graphics support was provided by David P. Cabitto,
assisted by Sandra K. Cotugno and Kimberly A. Lord. Susan M.
Lender reviewed the map drafts, and Harriet R. Blood prepared the
final maps. Special thanks are owed to Paulette A. Marshall, who
designed the cover artwork and the illustrations on the title
page of each chapter.
The authors would like to thank several individuals who
provided research and operational support. Sisto M. Flores
supplied information on ranks and insignia; Patricia A. Rigsbee
assisted in obtaining economic data; Jonathan Tetzlaff was
instrumental in the planning and selecting the word-processing
system; and Stephen Cranton installed the equipment and trained
the authors to use it.
Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of the many
individuals and public and private agencies who allowed their
photographs to be used in this study. We are indebted especially
to those persons who contributed original work not previously
published.
Data as of April 1987
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