Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life.
Owen, Roger.
Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- 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.
9780674065413
Authoritarianism -- Arab countries.
Authoritarianism -- Middle East.
Monarchy -- Arab countries.
Monarchy -- Middle East.
Presidents -- Arab countries -- History.
Presidents -- Middle East -- History.
Arab countries -- Kings and rulers.
Electronic books.
DS39 -- .O84 2012eb
352.230917/4927
Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (273 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- 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.
9780674065413
Authoritarianism -- Arab countries.
Authoritarianism -- Middle East.
Monarchy -- Arab countries.
Monarchy -- Middle East.
Presidents -- Arab countries -- History.
Presidents -- Middle East -- History.
Arab countries -- Kings and rulers.
Electronic books.
DS39 -- .O84 2012eb
352.230917/4927