Over-stating the Arab state
Subtitle: politics and society in the Middle East
By: Nazih N. Ayubi.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 514
Subjects: Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945-
Description: "This study of politics and the role of the state in the Arab world is aimed at students of Middle East politics, political theory and political economy. Ayubi's main objective is to place the Arab world within a theoretical framework that avoids both "orientalist" and "fundamentalist" insistence on the utter peculiarity and uniqueness of the region. He focuses on eight countries, and deals with such issues as the emergence of social classes, corporatism, economic liberalization and the relationship between state and civil society."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-495) and index.