The civil society debate in Middle Eastern studies
By: Augustus Richard Norton, Roger Owen, Diane Singerman ; James Gelvin, editor, commentary
Contributors: Owen, Roger, 1935-; Singerman, Diane; Gelvin, James L., 1951-; Gustave E. von Grunebaum Center for Near Eastern Studies
Series: UCLA Near East Center colloquium series; CNES colloquium series
Publisher: UCLA Near East Center
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Civil society; Congresses; Politics and government; Informal sector (Economics); Economic conditions
Notes: Cover title.

Papers originally presented at a Jan. 1996 colloquium organized by the G.E. von Grunebaum Center.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / James Gelvin; title: The virtue of studying civil society / Augustus Richard Norton; title: Rethinking the civil society approach to the Middle East: the informal economy as a possible alternative / Roger Owen; title: Civil society in the shadow of the Egyptian state: the role of informal networks in the construction of public life / Diane Singerman; title: Afterward: squaring the circle / James Gelvin.