The journey to the Arab spring : the ideological roots of the Middle East upheaval in Arab liberal thought /

This book analyzes the roots of the ideological discourse among distinguished Arab intellectuals and liberals regarding political reforms and democratization processes in the Arab states during the three decades that preceded the 'Arab Spring.' It fills a void in the literature that examin...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Govrin, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Hebrew
Publicado: London ; Portland, OR : Vallentine Mitchell, 2014.
Temas:
Liberalism > Middle East.
Liberals > Middle East.
Democracy > Middle East.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Democracy
Liberalism
Liberals
Middle East
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction to Methodology; PART ONE; The Liberal Discourse: A Historical Portrait; Introduction: The Concept of Political Community in Islam; CHAPTER ONE; The Beginning of Liberalism in the Arab World: 1876-1945; CHAPTER TWO; In the Shadow of Post-Revolutionary Regimes: 1945 to the End of the Twentieth Century; PART TWO; Continuity and Change: The Liberal Circles inthe Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century; CHAPTER THREE; A Collective Portrait of the New Arab Liberals; CHAPTER FOUR.
  • Formative Events of the Discourse in the Arab SphereCHAPTER FIVE; The Debate over the Arab Democracy Crisis; CHAPTER SIX; The Ideal of the State Democratic State; Conclusion: Between Vision and Reality; Epilogue; Appendix; The New Arab Liberals: Bibliographical Profiles; Select Bibliography; Index.

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