Political regimes in the Arab world : society and the exercise of power /
Izquierdo, Ferran.
London : Routledge,
2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: sociology of power in today's Arab world -- Algeria: post-colonial power structure and reproduction of elites without renewal -- Algeria: whither Algeria? two normalizations, three unresolved crises and two crucial unknowns -- Morocco: the reinvention of an authoritarian system -- Morocco: regime and fuses -- Logics of power and the process of transition in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania -- Mauritania's challenges -- Contemporary Egypt: between reform and continuity -- Egypt: from yesterday to the present -- Saudi Arabia: family, religion, army and oil -- The futures of Saudi Arabia -- The Syrian ruling elite and the failure of the repressive trend -- What does the future hold? -- Elites, power and political change in post-war Lebanon -- Lebanon: temporary or lasting peace? -- Jordan: the survival of the monarchy -- Jordan: a delicate domestic and regional equilibrium.
Comparative government.