When Victory Is Not an Option : Islamist Movements in Arab Politics.
Brown, Nathan J.
When Victory Is Not an Option : Islamist Movements in Arab Politics. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- When Victory is Not an Option -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Partially Political Movements in Semiauthoritarian Systems -- 2. Running to Lose? Elections, Authoritarianism,and Islamist Movements -- 3. Beyond Analogy Mongering: Ideological Movementsand the Debate over the Primacy of Politics -- 4. The Model and the Mother Movement -- 5. The Model in Practice in Four Semiauthoritarian Settings -- 6. Can Islamists Party? : Political Participationand Organizational Change -- 7. Ideological Change: Flirtation and Commitment -- 8. Arab Politics and Societies as They Might Be -- 9. Islamist Parties and Arab Political Systemsas They Are -- Bibliography -- Index.
In When Victory Is Not an Option, Nathan J. Brown focuses on Islamist movements in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Palestine, showing that uncertain benefits lead to uncertain changes.
9780801463891
Islam and politics -- Arab countries.
Political parties -- Arab countries.
Islamic fundamentalism -- Arab countries.
Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945-.
Electronic books.
DS39
320.5/57
When Victory Is Not an Option : Islamist Movements in Arab Politics. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- When Victory is Not an Option -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Partially Political Movements in Semiauthoritarian Systems -- 2. Running to Lose? Elections, Authoritarianism,and Islamist Movements -- 3. Beyond Analogy Mongering: Ideological Movementsand the Debate over the Primacy of Politics -- 4. The Model and the Mother Movement -- 5. The Model in Practice in Four Semiauthoritarian Settings -- 6. Can Islamists Party? : Political Participationand Organizational Change -- 7. Ideological Change: Flirtation and Commitment -- 8. Arab Politics and Societies as They Might Be -- 9. Islamist Parties and Arab Political Systemsas They Are -- Bibliography -- Index.
In When Victory Is Not an Option, Nathan J. Brown focuses on Islamist movements in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, and Palestine, showing that uncertain benefits lead to uncertain changes.
9780801463891
Islam and politics -- Arab countries.
Political parties -- Arab countries.
Islamic fundamentalism -- Arab countries.
Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945-.
Electronic books.
DS39
320.5/57