The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Owen
| The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Owen |
| Autore | Owen Roger <1935-> |
| Edizione | [First edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.230917/4927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Authoritarianism - Arab countries
Authoritarianism - Middle East Monarchy - Arab countries Monarchy - Middle East Presidents - Arab countries - History Presidents - Middle East - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-674-06541-7
0-674-06981-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Search for Sovereignty in an Insecure World -- 2. The Origins of the Presidential Security State -- 3. Basic Components of the Regimes -- 4. Centralized State Systems in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria -- 5. Presidents as Managers in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen -- 6. Constrained Presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein -- 7. The Monarchical Security States of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman -- 8. The Politics of Succession -- 9. The Question of Arab Exceptionalism -- 10. The Sudden Fall -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465498103321 |
Owen Roger <1935->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Owen
| The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life [[electronic resource] /] / Roger Owen |
| Autore | Owen Roger <1935-> |
| Edizione | [First edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.230917/4927 |
| Soggetto topico |
Authoritarianism - Arab countries
Authoritarianism - Middle East Monarchy - Arab countries Monarchy - Middle East Presidents - Arab countries - History Presidents - Middle East - History |
| ISBN |
0-674-06541-7
0-674-06981-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Search for Sovereignty in an Insecure World -- 2. The Origins of the Presidential Security State -- 3. Basic Components of the Regimes -- 4. Centralized State Systems in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria -- 5. Presidents as Managers in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen -- 6. Constrained Presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein -- 7. The Monarchical Security States of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman -- 8. The Politics of Succession -- 9. The Question of Arab Exceptionalism -- 10. The Sudden Fall -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791936303321 |
Owen Roger <1935->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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