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UNINA9910454949403321 |
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The struggle over democracy in the Middle East : regional politics and external policies / / [edited by] Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-135-19833-0 |
1-282-37747-7 |
9786612377471 |
0-203-86987-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED) series ; ; 1 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrownNathan J |
ShahinEmad Eldin <1957-> |
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Democratization - Arab countries |
Democratization - Middle East |
Democracy - Arab countries |
Democracy - Middle East |
Electronic books. |
Arab countries Politics and government 1945- |
Middle East Politics and government 1979- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I The view from outside: External efforts at democracy promotion; 2 New wine in old bottles?: American efforts to promote democracy in the Arab world; 3 Democracy and security in the Middle East; 4 The fantasy of Arab democracy without a constituency; 5 Democracy and faith: The continuum of political Islam; Part II Country studies; 6 Transformations in Eastern Europe and lessons for the Middle East; 7 Democratic transformation in Egypt: Controlled reforms ... frustrated hopes |
8 Jordan: The myth of the democratizing monarchy9 Democracy in |
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Lebanon: The primacy of the sectarian system; 10 Democracy, Islam, and secularism in Turkey; 11 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Many residents of the Middle East - and more recently, Western powers - have placed great hope in democratization in the region. Yet authoritarianism remains the norm and movement towards democracy is both slow and uneven. The Struggle over Democracy in the Middle East examines democracy and democratization in the light of regional realities rather than the wishful thinking of outsiders. Specialists from the region analyze democratic prospects in the region, while accomplished scholars from the United States and the United Kingdom analyze Western policy, providing a wide-ra |
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UNINA9910780185203321 |
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Autore |
Conlogue William |
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Working the garden [[electronic resource] ] : American writers and the industrialization of agriculture |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2002 |
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979-88-908737-0-5 |
0-8078-7505-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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American literature |
Literature |
American literature - History and criticism - 20th century - United States |
Agriculture in literature - Economic aspects - History - 20th century |
Agriculture - History and criticism |
Pastoral literature, American |
Industrialization in literature |
Rural conditions in literature |
Farm life in literature |
Gardens in literature |
American Literature |
English |
Languages & Literatures |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Bonanza!; 2. Challenging the Agrarian Myth; 3. Disciplining the Farmer; 4. Racism and Industrial Farming; 5. From A Thousand Acres (1991) to "The Farm" (1998); Postscript; Notes; Works Cited; Index; |
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In 1860 farmers accounted for 60 per cent of the US workforce; in 1910, 30.5 percent; by 1994 there were too few to warrant a separate census category. This study demonstrates the debates on the changes in family farming that occurred in literature. |
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UNINA9910171047303321 |
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Titolo |
Imago : studi di cinema e media |
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Motion pictures - History |
Motion pictures - Social aspects |
Television - History and criticism |
Television - Social aspects |
Motion pictures |
Television |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
History |
Periodicals. |
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Periodico |
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Issues have also thematic titles. |
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