Political regimes in the Arab world society and the exercise of power
Title:
Political regimes in the Arab world society and the exercise of power
Author:
Izquierdo, Ferran.
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, 2013.
Physical Description:
x, 317 p.
Series:
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 45
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Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ; 45
Contents:
Introduction: sociology of power in today's Arab world -- Algeria: post-colonial power structure and reproduction of elites without renewal -- Algeria: whither Algeria? two normalizations, three unresolved crises and two crucial unknowns -- Morocco: the reinvention of an authoritarian system --Morocco: regime and fuses -- Logics of power and the process of transition in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania -- Mauritania's challenges -- Contemporary Egypt: between reform and continuity -- Egypt: from yesterday to the present -- Saudi Arabia: family, religion, army and oil -- The futures of Saudi Arabia -- The Syrian ruling elite and the failure of the repressive trend -- What does the future hold? -- Elites, power and political change in post-war Lebanon -- Lebanon: temporary or lasting peace? -- Jordan: the survival of the monarchy -- Jordan: a delicate domestic and regional equilibrium.
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