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Toward Civil Society in the Middle East? : A Primer / ed. by Jillian Schwedler.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©1995Description: 1 online resource (64 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781555875886
  • 9781685852740
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Civil Society and the Study of Middle East Politics -- 1 The Future of Civil Society in the Middle East -- 2 Modern Islamic Fundamentalist Discourses on Civil Society, Pluralism, and Democracy -- 3 Democratization in the Arab World -- 4 Economic Pressures for Accountable Governance in the Middle East and North Africa -- 5 Civil Society and the Authoritarian Temptation in Algerian Politics -- 6 Algeria's Short-Lived Experiment with Electoral Politics -- 7 A Civil Society in Egypt? -- 8 Civil Society and Iranian Politics -- 9 Civil Society Under the Ba'th in Iraq -- 10 Two Civil Societies and One State: Jews and Arabs in the State of Israel -- 11 "In the Beginning Was the State..." Civil Society in Jordan -- 12 Civil Society in Jordan: A Preliminary Study -- 13 Civil Society in Kuwait -- 14 Civil Society in the Arab Gulf States -- 15 Civil Society Against the War System: The Lebanese Case -- 16 Palestinian Civil Society -- 17 Civil Society in the Gaza Strip -- 18 Early Elections in the West Bank and Gaza -- 19 The Destruction of Civil Society in the Sudan -- 20 State, Civil Society, and Political Change in Syria -- 21 Civil Society in Formation: Tunisia -- 22 Notes on Civil Society in Tunisia -- 23 Civil Society in Turkey -- 24 Authoritarian Secularism and Islamic Participation: The Case of Turkey -- 25 Yemen Between Civility and Civil War -- Conclusion: Civil Society and Political Reform in the Middle East -- Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- About the Book
Summary: An introduction to the major theoretical debates about civil society in the Middle East and to the vitality and significance of civil society in seventeen Middle Eastern countries.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Civil Society and the Study of Middle East Politics -- 1 The Future of Civil Society in the Middle East -- 2 Modern Islamic Fundamentalist Discourses on Civil Society, Pluralism, and Democracy -- 3 Democratization in the Arab World -- 4 Economic Pressures for Accountable Governance in the Middle East and North Africa -- 5 Civil Society and the Authoritarian Temptation in Algerian Politics -- 6 Algeria's Short-Lived Experiment with Electoral Politics -- 7 A Civil Society in Egypt? -- 8 Civil Society and Iranian Politics -- 9 Civil Society Under the Ba'th in Iraq -- 10 Two Civil Societies and One State: Jews and Arabs in the State of Israel -- 11 "In the Beginning Was the State..." Civil Society in Jordan -- 12 Civil Society in Jordan: A Preliminary Study -- 13 Civil Society in Kuwait -- 14 Civil Society in the Arab Gulf States -- 15 Civil Society Against the War System: The Lebanese Case -- 16 Palestinian Civil Society -- 17 Civil Society in the Gaza Strip -- 18 Early Elections in the West Bank and Gaza -- 19 The Destruction of Civil Society in the Sudan -- 20 State, Civil Society, and Political Change in Syria -- 21 Civil Society in Formation: Tunisia -- 22 Notes on Civil Society in Tunisia -- 23 Civil Society in Turkey -- 24 Authoritarian Secularism and Islamic Participation: The Case of Turkey -- 25 Yemen Between Civility and Civil War -- Conclusion: Civil Society and Political Reform in the Middle East -- Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- About the Book

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An introduction to the major theoretical debates about civil society in the Middle East and to the vitality and significance of civil society in seventeen Middle Eastern countries.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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