Owen, Roger. <br/><br/>
Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (273 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674065413 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authoritarianism -- Arab countries.<br/>Authoritarianism -- Middle East.<br/>Monarchy -- Arab countries.<br/>Monarchy -- Middle East.<br/>Presidents -- Arab countries -- History.<br/>Presidents -- Middle East -- History.<br/>Arab countries -- Kings and rulers.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS39 -- .O84 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.230917/4927