The Arab State and Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Restructuring of State Power in the Middle East - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 086372339X ISBN 13 : 9780863723391

Editeur : Ithaca Press, 2009

Synopsis

This collection of essays by leading academics offers an alternative approach to the study of today's Arab states by focusing on their participation in neo-liberal globalization rather than on authoritarianism or Islam. The effects of the restructuring of traditional state power engendered by globalization are analyzed separately, through updated empirical research in the political, economic and security processes of each country considered. Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Saudi Arabia are the case studies selected to represent different paths towards a shared model of 'new' Arab state which, far from representing an exceptional case of resilience against global trends, may be seen in many instances as typifying their effects. This book thus offers both an overall conceptualization of change affecting the Arab states, domestically and in their relations with the international system, and a series of in-depth case studies by country and functional areas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Laura Guazzone is Professor of the Contemporary History of the Arab Countries at 'La Sapienza' University of Rome. Daniela Pioppi is Senior Research Fellow at the Italian Institute of International Affairs.Other contributors include Paul Aarts and Joris van Duijne, Joel Beinin, Myriam Catusse, Philippe Droz-Vincent, Issandr El Amrani, Steffen Hertog, Karam Karam, Charbel Nahas, Elizabeth Picard, Tim Niblock, Maria Cristina Paciello, Karen Aggestam, Helena Lindholm Schulz and Ulrich Wurzel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ithaca Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 086372339X
• ISBN 13: 9780863723391
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Guazzone Laura, Pioppi Daniela
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible