Anatomy of authoritarianism in the Arab republics / Joseph Sassoon.
"By examining the system of authoritarianism in eight Arab republics, Joseph Sassoon portrays life under these regimes and explores the mechanisms underpinning their resilience. How did the leadership in these countries create such enduring systems? What was the economic system that prolonged t...
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Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title page; Title page ; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents ; Tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on transliteration; Glossary and abbreviations; Map of the eight Arab republics; Introduction; 1 Political memoirs in the Arab republics; Specific event biographies; Autobiographies (masirat hayat); Memoirs of work and public service; Staged memoirs and biographies written by others; Autobiography in the third person; Conclusion; 2 Party and governance; Structure and ideology; Opposition parties; Parliaments; Governance; Conclusion; 3 The military; Military and politics.
- The military and warsWatching the guardians of the nation; Officers and soldiers; Conclusion; 4 The role of security services in the Arab republics; Common denominators; Re-examining the system; Conclusion; 5 Economy and finance; Economic policy; Economic classes; Corruption; Conclusion; 6 Leadership and the cult of personality; Leadership; Cult; Future of leadership and cult in the region; Conclusion; 7 Transition from authoritarianism; Governance and politics; Economy and corruption; Accountability, reconciliation, and reform of security services; Tunisia: a case of exceptionalism?
- ConclusionConclusion; Appendix: Timeline of major events in the Arab republics; Bibliography; Index.