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Political Regimes in the Arab World : Society and the Exercise of Power.
One of the implications of Orientalism is that the Arab world, as a homogenous entity, is often analysed as an anomaly within the international system. This book argues that, despite their differences, societies across the globe ultimately construct their own history according to very similar dynami...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Sociology of power in today's Arab world; 2 Algeria: post-colonial power structure and reproduction of elites without renewal; 3 Whither Algeria? Two normalizations, three unresolved crises and two crucial unknowns; 4 Morocco: the reinvention of an authoritarian system; 5 Morocco: regime and fuses; 6 ¿E pur si muove? Logics of power and the process of transition in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; 7 Mauritania's challenges; 8 Contemporary Egypt: between reform and continuity.
- 9 Egypt from yesterday to the present10 Saudi Arabia: family, religion, army and oil; 11 The future of Saudi Arabia; 12 The Syrian ruling elite and the failure of the repressive trend; 13 What does the future hold?; 14 Elites, power and political change in post-war Lebanon; 15 Lebanon: temporary or lasting peace?; 16 Jordan: the survival of the monarchy; 17 Jordan: a delicate domestic and regional equilibrium; 18 Palestine: elites and power under occupation; 19 Palestine: what does the future hold?; Index.