Democracy in the balance
Subtitle: culture and society in the Middle East
By: Mehran Kamrava.
Publisher: Chatham House Publishers; Seven Bridges Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: Democracy -- Middle East.; Democracy -- Social aspects -- Middle East.; Political culture -- Middle East.; Popular culture -- Middle East.; Middle East -- Social conditions.
Description: Drawing on the disciplines of history, sociology, political science, and cultural anthropology, as well as an extensive bibliography of recent publications in Middle Eastern studies, Democracy in the Balance provides a comprehensive survey of the social and cultural dynamics of the Middle East, while its author sounds an impassioned call for the fundamental changes that are needed if democracy is to take root and eventually thrive in the region.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-291) and index.