02822nam 2200613 a 450 991046235640332120200520144314.00-86372-457-41-283-52889-497866138413460-86372-456-6(CKB)2670000000233566(EBL)1764158(SSID)ssj0000738236(PQKBManifestationID)11378535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738236(PQKBWorkID)10791418(PQKB)11149433(MiAaPQ)EBC1764158(Au-PeEL)EBL1764158(CaPaEBR)ebr10583791(CaONFJC)MIL384134(OCoLC)887506902(EXLCZ)99267000000023356620120815d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMadmen at the helm[electronic resource] pathology and politics in the Arab Spring /Muriel Mirak-Weissbach1st ed.Reading, U.K. Ithaca Press20121 online resource (193 p.)On cover: Politics, Current affairs, Middle East studies.1-322-11307-6 0-86372-454-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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 incaHeads of stateArab countriesArab countriesPolitics and government21st centuryMiddle EastPolitics and government21st centuryElectronic books.Heads of state349.236790Mirak-Weissbach Muriel878805MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462356403321Madmen at the helm1962001UNINA