Inside the Arab State (Hardcover)

Inside the Arab State offers a comprehensive examination of contemporary Arab politics before and after the 2011 uprisings. Mehran Kamrava examines a broad range of political, economic, and social variables that shaped conceptions of power, functions and institutions of the state, the rise and evolution of social movements, the eruption of civil war in some countries and fragile polities in others, and evolving civil-military relations before and after the 2011 uprisings. Beginning with an examination of politics, and more specifically political institutions, in the Arab world from the 1950s on, the book traces the challenges faced by Arab states, and the wounds they inflicted on their societies and on themselves along the way. And at the crux of the book are the 2011 uprisings, states' responses to them, and efforts by political leaders to carve out new forms of legitimacy, as well as the reasons for the emergence and rise of the Islamic State. Power, and an increasingly narrow conception of it in terms of submission and conformity, remains at the heart of Arab politics, popular protests and yearnings for change notwithstanding. The 2011 uprisings changed much in the Arab world, but even more has stayed the same.

General

Imprint:	C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Published in Collaboration with: Georgetown University Centre for International and Regional Studies, School of Foreign Service
Release date:	June 2018
Authors:	Mehran Kamrava
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-84904-939-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	1-84904-939-4
Barcode:	9781849049399

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