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The rise and fall of Arab presidents for life / Roger Owen.
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Owen, Roger, 1935-
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English
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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Description
xi, 248 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
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DS39 .O84 2012
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Subject(s)
Presidents
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Arab countries
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History
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Presidents
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Middle East
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History
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Monarchy
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Arab countries
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Monarchy
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Middle East
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Authoritarianism
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Arab countries
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Authoritarianism
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Middle East
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Arab countries
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Politics and government
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1945-
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Middle East
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Politics and government
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1945-
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Arab countries
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Kings and rulers
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Kings and rulers
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Summary note
The monarchical presidential regimes that prevailed in the Arab world for so long looked as though they would last indefinitely.until events in Tunisia and Egypt made clear their time was up. This book exposes for the first time the origins and dynamics of a governmental system that largely defined the Arab Middle East in the 20th century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The search for sovereignty in an insecure world
The origins of the presidential security state
Basic components of the regimes
Centralized state systems in Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, and Algeria
Presidents as managers in Sudan, Libya, and Yemen
Constrained presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein
The monarchical security states of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman
The politics of succession
The question of Arab exceptionalism
The sudden fall.
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ISBN
9780674065833 ((alk. paper))
0674065832 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2011045764
OCLC
758383937
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