Politics in the Middle East
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Politics in the Middle East
(The Longman series in comparative politics, country studies)
Addison Wesley Longman, c2000
5th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This new edition of the best-selling Politics in the Middle East is an analysis of systems and processes in Middle Eastern politics that focuses on the themes of power, stratification, and development. Special emphasis is placed upon the forces of social change as they sweep across the region. This study also includes emphasis on such important issues as the role of civil society, the patterns of leadership, the resurgence of Islam, the role of women, the upheaval in the Persian Gulf, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and U.S. foreign policy.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Political Development and the Challenge of Modernization.
2. States, Beliefs, and Ideologies.
3. The Genes of Politics: Groups, Classes and Families.
4. The Politics of Patrimonial Leadership.
5. The Politics of Leaders and Change.
6. Institutions of Government: Militaries, Bureaucracies, and Legislatures.
7. The Arab-Israeli Connection: The Politics of Competitive State-Building.
8. The Politics of War and Revolution in the Persian Gulf.
9. Petroleum, Politics, and Development.
Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"