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11%OFFFlorence Gaub - Guardians of the Arab State: When Militaries Intervene in Politics, from Iraq to Mauritania - 9781849046480 - V9781849046480
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Guardians of the Arab State: When Militaries Intervene in Politics, from Iraq to Mauritania

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Description for Guardians of the Arab State: When Militaries Intervene in Politics, from Iraq to Mauritania Hardback. This trenchant history of praetorianism in the Arab world recounts the baleful influence of the armed forces in shaping the region's political landscape over the last three decades. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPWQ; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 500.
Guardians of the Arab State explains clearly and concisely how and why military organisations become involved in politics across the Middle East and North Africa, identifying four key factors: a high degree of organisational capacity, clear institutional interest, a forgiving population and weak civilian control. Looking at numerous case studies ranging from Mauritania to Iraq, the book finds that these factors are common to all Arab countries to have experienced coups in the last century. It also finds that the opposite is true in cases like Jordan, where strong civilian control and the absence of capacity, interest, or a positive ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849046480
SKU
V9781849046480
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99-50

About Florence Gaub
Florence Gaub is a senior analyst at the European Union Institute for Security Studies, where she heads the Middle East programme. Her research focuses on conflict, war and armed forces in the Arab world.

Reviews for Guardians of the Arab State: When Militaries Intervene in Politics, from Iraq to Mauritania
A must-read book for all those seeking to understand the critical role of armies in the rise and fall of states in the Arab world and the critical role that they have played historically and since the uprisings of 2011, written by one of the leading experts on the subject.
Paul Salem, Vice President for Policy and Research, the ... Read more

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