{"product_id":"modern-middle-east-authoritarianism-roots-ramifications-and-crisis-9780415845007","title":"Modern Middle East Authoritarianism: Roots, Ramifications, and Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the Arab uprisings have overturned the idea of Arab \"exceptionalism,\" or the acceptance of authoritarianism, better analysis of authoritarianism's resilience in pre- and post-uprising scenarios is still needed. \u003ci\u003eModern Middle East Authoritarianism: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoots, Ramifications, and Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e undertakes this task by addressing not only the mechanisms that allowed Middle Eastern regimes to survive and adapt for decades, but also the obstacles that certain countries face in their current transition to democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume analyzes the role of ruling elites, Islamists, and others, as well as variables such as bureaucracy, patronage, the strength of security apparatuses, and ideological legitimacy to ascertain regimes' life expectancies and these factors' post-uprisings repercussions. Discussing not only the paradigms through which the region has been analyzed, but also providing in-depth case studies of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran, the authors arrive at critical conclusions about dictatorship and possibilities for its transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmploying diverse research methods, including interviews, participant observation, and theoretical discussions of authoritarianism and political transition, this book is essential reading for scholars of Middle East Studies, Islamic Studies and those with an interest in the governance and politics of the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noureddine Jebnoun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415845007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoureddine Jebnoun\u003c\/strong\u003e is a faculty member at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies where his teaching interests focus on governance and security challenges of the Arab Middle East and North Africa. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eL'espace méditerranéen: les enjeux de la coopération et de la sécurité entre les rives nord et sud à l'aube du XXIème siècle \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas well as many book chapters and articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMehrdad Kia \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Center and a professor of Middle Eastern and North African history at the University of Montana. Kia has published extensively on the intellectual and cultural history of nineteenth century Iran, as well as the history of the Ottoman Empire. His most recent books are \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOttoman Empire \u003c\/em\u003e(2008), and \u003cem\u003eDaily Life in the Ottoman Empire \u003c\/em\u003e(2011) both published by Greenwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMimi Kirk \u003c\/strong\u003eis Research Director at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. Her other co-edited volumes include \u003ci\u003ePalestine and the Palestinians in the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, 2013); \u003ci\u003eUncovering Iraq: Trajectories of Disintegration and Transformation \u003c\/i\u003e(2011); and \u003ci\u003eIndustrialization in the Gulf: A Socioeconomic Revolution \u003c\/i\u003e(2009). Her writing has appeared in Middle East Report, Jadaliyya, and the Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43967239159923,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":204.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_13246d15-2bfa-48b9-b024-f5c0ac491b29.jpg?v=1760182314","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/modern-middle-east-authoritarianism-roots-ramifications-and-crisis-9780415845007","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}