The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2014

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
1. The Search for Sovereignty in an Insecure World Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	12
2. The Origins of the Presidential Security State Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
3. Basic Components of the Regimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	37
4. Centralized State Systems in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
5. Presidents as Managers in Libya, Sudan, and Yemen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	94
6. Constrained Presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
7. The Monarchical Security States of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
8. The Politics of Succession Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
9. The Question of Arab Exceptionalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
10. The Sudden Fall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	172
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	192
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	202
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	227
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	239

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December 16, 2014

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9780674504882

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2nd edition. With a New Afterword

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282

eBook ISBN: 9780674504882

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