Anthony Billingsley

Political Succession in the Arab World (eBook, PDF)

Constitutions, Family Loyalties and Islam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Political succession is one of the most timely issues in the contemporary Middle East. In this new study the author examines the process and shows how respect for those in authority and tribal codes of loyalty have been far more influential in maintaining regimes than security institutions and political repression.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135182588
• Artikelnr.: 43821788

Autorenporträt

Anthony Billingsley is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales in Australia, having spent many years in the diplomatic and intelligence areas. His areas of interest include the politics of the Middle East, especially the Gulf region, as well as international and constitutional law.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Arab Political Tradition 2. Competing Influences:
Tribalism, Islam and Outsiders in the Arab World 3. The Just Prince:
Leadership and Legitimacy in the Arab World 4. Family First: Arab
Succession and Dynasticism 5. Constitutionalism and Constitutions: The
Challenge of Succession 6. Back to the Future: Arab Monarchies 7. Hybrids:
Monarchic Republics of the Arab World 8. Tradition Versus Change: The
Challenge of Dynasticism in the Arab Political Tradition