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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968994203321

Autore

King Stephen J (Stephen Juan), <1961->

Titolo

The new authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa / / Stephen J. King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2009

ISBN

9786612539848

9781282539846

1282539841

9780253004000

0253004004

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

279 p

Collana

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Disciplina

320.530956

Soggetti

Authoritarianism - Middle East

Authoritarianism - Africa, North

Democratization - Middle East

Democratization - Africa, North

Political culture - Middle East

Political culture - Africa, North

Middle East Politics and government 1979-

Africa, North Politics and government

Middle East Social conditions

Africa, North Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- ONE Political Openings and the Transformation of Authoritarian Rule in the Middle East and North Africa -- TWO Sustaining Authoritarianism during the Third Wave of Democracy -- THREE The Old Authoritarianism -- FOUR The New Authoritarianism -- FIVE Political Openings without Patronage-Based Privatization and Single-Party Institutional Legacies -- SIX Transitions from the New MENA Authoritarianism to Democracy? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.



Sommario/riassunto

Ultimately, King's forward-thinking analysis offers a way to enhance the prospects for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.