Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Transliterations, Names, and Titles xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE. Co-optation in History and Theory
7. ONE. The Wafd and the Istiqlal 17
8. TWO. Conceptualizing Co-optation 54
9. PART TWO. A Changed Life
10. THREE. Co-optation as Interpretative Dilemma 87
11. FOUR. Co-optation as Interpretive Dilemma 116
12. PART THREE. Life Goes On
13. FIVE. Party-as- Family 157
14. SIX. Generation After Generation 189
15. Conclusion: Authoritarianism as Tragedy 210
16. Notes 217
17. Bibliography 253
18. Index 261