Sheila Carapico

Civil Society in Yemen

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A study of the political culture in Arabia which challenges the stereotypical view of traditional Arab society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780521590983
• ISBN-10: 0521590981
• Artikelnr.: 23452176

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
Preface and acknowledgements
Note on transliteration and terminology
List of abbreviations
Map
1. Civil society in comparative perspective
2. Twentieth-century states and economies
3. Islam, tribes and social services
4. Colonialism, activism and resistance
5. Self-help, social capital and state power
6. Unity, pluralism and political participation
7. Civic responses to political crisis
8. Political movements, cultural trends and civic potential
Endnotes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.