1st Edition

Beyond Coercion Durability of the Arab State

Edited By Adeed Dawisha, I. William Zartman Copyright 1988
    322 Pages
    by Routledge

    326 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book explores the origins, foundations, impact and stability of Arab states. It analyses the process of stabilisation amongst the Arab states, a process that has contradicted all predictions of impending disintegration and political collapse.

    Introduction 1. Arab Bureaucracies: Expanding Size, Changing Roles 2. Political Parties in the Arab State: Libya, Syria, Egypt 3. Opposition as Support of the State 4. Professional Associations and National Integration in the Arab World, with Special Reference to Lawyers Associations 5. Arab Military in Politics: From Revolutionary Plot to Authoritarian State 6. Role of Religious Institutions in Support of the State 7. Social Structure and Political Stability: Comparative Evidence from the Algerian, Syrian and Iraqi Cases 8. Social Transformation and Political Power in the Radical Arab States 9. Limits of Ruling Elites: Autonomy in Comparative Perspective 10. Class and the State in Rural Arab Communities 11. Arab Regimes: Legitimacy and Foreign Policy 12. Conclusion: Reasons for Resilience