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ISLAM, DEMOCRACY, AND THE STATE IN NORTH AFRICA
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| By: |
John P. Entelis (Editor) |
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Book |
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
025321131X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780253211316 |
| Publisher: |
INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 1997 |
| Series: |
Indiana Series in Arab and Islamic Studies |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Up-to-date analysis of the interaction of politics, the economy, and Islam in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. |
| Synopsis: |
Rarely is a collection of essays as coherent and of such uniformly high quality as is this one. This book makes a major contribution to our efforts to understand, and so competently interact with, the forces of political, economic, and social change in states where Islamic ideals form a vibrant component of the culture." -American Historical ReviewFielding a veteran team of American Maghribi specialists, this book discusses Islam and politics, human rights, aspects of political economy, and the international dimension of prospects for democratization in Islamic North African states.... All chapters advance useful arguments based on solid research." -Foreign AffairsIn the late 1980s, misguided economic policies, bureaucratic mismanagement, political corruption, and cultural alienation combined to create a popular demand for change in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. It seemed for a time that a new and more open politics would transform the region. Instead, authoritarian states mobilized to repress the populist opposition led by politicized Islamist movements. Analyzing developments over the last two decades from the perspectives of political culture and political economy, leading American scholars provide insights into the region's continuing political crisis. |
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US |
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Indiana University Press |
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Non-returnable |
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