Civil society in Yemen : the political economy of activism in modern Arabia
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Civil society in Yemen : the political economy of activism in modern Arabia
（Cambridge Middle East studies, 9）
Cambridge University Press, 2006, c1998
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"First published 1998. This digitally printed first paperback version 2006"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-253) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sheila Carapico's book on civic participation in modern Yemen makes an authoritative contribution to the study of political culture in the Arabian peninsula. Relying on in-depth documentary and field research, the author traces the political dynamics of recent years, culminating in Yemeni unification, focuses on efforts to develop the political, economic and social structures of a modern, democratic government. Her wide-ranging analysis of the legal, institutional and financial aspects of state building and of popular dimensions of political liberalization, protest and participation challenge the stereotypical view of conservative Arab Muslim society. The political economy approach to the study which reveals a surprising degree of 'activism in Arabia' also helps to interpret the nature of civil society from a broad theoretical perspective. This is an important book which promises to become the definitive work on twentieth-century Yemen.
Table of Contents
- List of tables
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Note on transliteration and terminology
- List of abbreviations
- Map
- 1. Civil society in comparative perspective
- 2. Twentieth-century states and economies
- 3. Islam, tribes and social services
- 4. Colonialism, activism and resistance
- 5. Self-help, social capital and state power
- 6. Unity, pluralism and political participation
- 7. Civic responses to political crisis
- 8. Political movements, cultural trends and civic potential
- Endnotes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
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