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The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa (Indiana Series in Middle East Studies)

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Description for The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa (Indiana Series in Middle East Studies) paperback. Considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, this book suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.

Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration, ruling coalitions, and legitimization and privatization strategies. He shows how the transformation of authoritarianism has taken place amid shifting social relations and political institutions and how these changes have affected the lives of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Indiana Series in Middle East Studies
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253221469
SKU
V9780253221469
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About Stephen J. King
Stephen J. King is Associate Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He is author of Liberalization against Democracy: The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia (IUP, 2003).

Reviews for The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa (Indiana Series in Middle East Studies)
Throws a new cast on Arab political systems and particularly on democratization and privatization.
I. William Zartman
Johns Hopkins University
This is another, very worthwhile, study in a slowly growing field of work trying to explain the persistence of authoritarian rule in the Arab world . . .86:5, 2010
International Affairs
This book sets itself ... Read more

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