The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa

by Stephen Juan King

Book Overview

Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253221463
• ISBN13: 9780253221469
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"