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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Stephen J. (Stephen Juan), 1961-

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies.

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism--Middle East.

Authoritarianism.

Authoritarianism--Africa, North.

Democratization--Middle East.

Democratization.

Democratization--Africa, North.

Political culture--Middle East.

Political culture.

Political culture--Africa, North.

Middle East--Politics and government--1979-.

Middle East.

Africa, North--Politics and government.

Africa, North.

Middle East--Social conditions.

Africa, North--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

279 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612539848

9781282539846

1282539841

9780253004000

0253004004

OCLC:

607553768