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Autore |
Mirak-Weissbach Muriel |
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Titolo |
Madmen at the helm [[electronic resource] ] : pathology and politics in the Arab Spring / / Muriel Mirak-Weissbach |
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Reading, U.K., : Ithaca Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-86372-457-4 |
1-283-52889-4 |
9786613841346 |
0-86372-456-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Heads of state - Arab countries |
Electronic books. |
Arab countries Politics and government 21st century |
Middle East Politics and government 21st century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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On cover: Politics, Current affairs, Middle East studies. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Frontispiece; Introduction; 1 Narcissus on the throne; 2 Muammar Qaddafi: king of kings; 3 Hosni Mubarak: a modern Ramses; 4 Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali: all in the family; 5 Ali Abdullah Saleh: a Shakespearian tragic figure; 6 Bashar al-Assad: the great pretender; 7 Postscript: the American Narcissus; 8 The good ruler; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Arab Spring was a watershed in Arab history, which gave young protesters the impetus to challenge established and entrenched dictatorial regimes for the first time, and to demand democracy. In this unique book, Muriel Mirak-Weissbach reviews specialist literature and provides a profile of the personality disorder of narcissism displayed by five leaders (Mubarak, Qaddafi, Ben Ali, Saleh and Assad), together with the related syndromes of paranoia, hysteria, and sociopathy. She argues that the responses of these leaders to the challenges they faced indicate that they were psychologically inca |
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