Civil society in Yemen : the political economy of activism in modern Arabia /

Sheila Carapico's book on civic participation in modern Yemen makes an authoritative, path-breaking contribution to the study of political culture in the Arabian peninsula. Relying on in-depth documentary and field research, the author traces the political dynamics of the last fifty years that...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carapico, Sheila
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Series:Cambridge Middle East studies ; 9.
Subjects:
Civil society > Yemen (Republic)
Political participation > Yemen (Republic)
Société civile > Yémen.
Participation politique > Yémen.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Civil society.
Political participation.
Politics and government
Maatschappelijk middenveld.
Activisme.
Yemen (Republic) > Politics and government.
Yemen (Republic)
Jemen.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Civil society in comparative perspective
  • Twentieth-century states and economies
  • Islam, tribes, and social services
  • Colonialism, activism, and resistance
  • Self-help, social capital, and state power
  • Unity, pluralism, and political participation
  • Civic responses to political crisis
  • Political movements, cultural trends, and civic potential.

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