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UNINA9910457844903321 |
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Moustafa Tamir |
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The struggle for constitutional power : law, politics, and economic development in Egypt / / Tamir Moustafa [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
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1-107-18234-4 |
1-280-91729-6 |
9786610917297 |
0-511-30186-3 |
0-511-28988-X |
0-511-51120-5 |
0-511-29048-9 |
0-511-28860-3 |
0-511-28928-6 |
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1 online resource (x, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Constitutional courts - Egypt |
Democracy - Egypt |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-308) and index. |
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The politics of domination : law and resistance in authoritarian states -- The establishment of the Supreme Constitutional Court -- The emergence of constitutional power (1979--1990) -- The rapid expansion of constitutional power (1991--1997) -- Executive retrenchment and an uncertain future (1998--2005) -- Law, development, and democracy : a critical appraisal. |
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For nearly three decades, scholars and policymakers have placed considerable stock in judicial reform as a panacea for the political and economic turmoil plaguing developing countries. Courts are charged with spurring economic development, safeguarding human rights, and even facilitating transitions to democracy. How realistic are these expectations, and in what political contexts can judicial reforms deliver their expected benefits? This book addresses these issues through an |
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examination of the politics of the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court, the most important experiment in constitutionalism in the Arab world. The Egyptian regime established a surprisingly independent constitutional court to address a series of economic and administrative pathologies that lie at the heart of authoritarian political systems. Although the Court helped the regime to institutionalize state functions and attract investment, it simultaneously opened new avenues through which rights advocates and opposition parties could challenge the regime. The book challenges conventional wisdom and provides insights into perennial questions concerning the barriers to institutional development, economic growth, and democracy in the developing world. |
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UNINA9910824252703321 |
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Autore |
East Bob |
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472 days captive of the Abu Sayyaf : the survival of Australian Warren Rodwell / / by Bob East |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Abu Sayyaf (Organization) |
Hostages - Philippines |
Terrorism - Philippines |
Victims of terrorism - Philippines |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; EPIGRAPH; FOREWORD; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR ; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CONCLUSION; ADDENDUM; INDEX |
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In December 2011, the Australian world traveller, ex-member of the Australian Regular Army and university teacher Warren Richard Rodwell was kidnapped for ransom in the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines by a group of criminals claiming to be members of the notorious terrorist/insurgent organisation the Abu Sayyaf Group. This particular group had loose ties with other insurgent groups that were indulging in similar criminal activity in the greater Sulu Archipelago area including the ... |
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UNINA9910811263203321 |
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Taking root : narratives of Jewish women in Latin America / / edited by Marjorie Agosín |
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Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press, c2002 |
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1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Ohio University Center for International Studies research in international studies. Latin America series ; ; no. 38 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Jewish women - Latin America |
Jews, Latin American - United States |
Immigrants - Latin America |
Latin America Emigration and immigration |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Some essays were translated from Spanish. |
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Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Latin American Jewishness: A Game with Shifting Identities; Chapter 2: A Sephardi Air; Chapter 3: What! No Yiddish?: Growing up Sephardi in Peru; Chapter 4: My Past Is Present: The Complex Identity of a German-Jewish- Venezuelan-American; Chapter 5: El Azar-Fate Put the Novel Cláper in My Hands; Chapter 6: Memories of Comings and Goings; Chapter 7: My Cuban Story; Chapter 8: Crossing Creative and Cultural Barriers; Chapter 9: Growing up Jewish in Colombia; Chapter 10: Found in Translation: On Becoming a Cuban Jewish Writer |
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Chapter 11: Mosiacs: The Story of Her LifeChapter 12: Shared Memories; Chapter 13: Judaism: An Essential Tool; Chapter 14: A Passion to Remember; Chapter 15: Poetry in the Clouds: A Costa Rican Journey; Chapter 16: From Toledo to the New World: A Story of Secrets; Chapter 17: Uruguay: A Story in Episodes; Chapter 18: Of Spices and Spells: From Morrocco to Buenos Aires; Chapter 19: Saint Anthony's Intervention and Other Accounts of Growing up Jewish in Mexico; Chapter 20: With All That I Am; Chapter 21: A Tale of Courage and Fortitude; Chapter 22: Too Many Names; Contributor Biographies |
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In Taking Root, Latin American women of Jewish descent, from Mexico to Uruguay, recall their coming of age with Sabbath candles and Hebrew prayers, Ladino songs and merengue music, Queen Esther and the Virgin of Guadalupe. Rich and poor, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Jewish immigrant families searched for a new home and identity in predominantly Catholic societies. The essays included here examine the religious, economic, social, and political choices these families have made and continue to make as they forge Jewish identities in the New World. Marjorie Agosín has gathered narr |
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