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17%OFFBarry Rubin - The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building - 9780674007178 - V9780674007178
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The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building

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Description for The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.

This book is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Palestinians’ travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. Barry Rubin outlines the difficulties in the transition now underway arising from Palestinian history, society, and diplomatic agreements. He writes about the search for a national identity, the choice of an economic system, and the structure of government.

Rubin finds the political system interestingly distinctive—it appears to be a pluralist dictatorship. There are free elections, multiple parties, and some latitude in civil liberties. Yet there is a relatively unrestrained chief executive and arbitrariness in applying the law because of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674007178
SKU
V9780674007178
Shipping Time
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About Barry Rubin
Barry Rubin was Deputy Director of the Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies and Executive Editor of MERIA: The Middle East Review of International Affairs.

Reviews for The Transformation of Palestinian Politics: From Revolution to State-Building
Barry Rubin’s timely Transformation of Palestinian Politics provides a superb and weighty account of the complexities of the Palestinian problem and the significant impediments to state-building… As deputy director of the Begin–Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Rubin is well acquainted with Palestinian political life, having written several notable books on the subject. In his most recent effort, he carefully delineates ... Read more

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