| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 292 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
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Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Authoritarian governance in Syria and Iran : challenged, reconfiguring and resilient / Steven Heydemann and Reinoud Leenders -- The economics of authoritarian upgrading in Syria : liberalization and the reconfiguration of economic networks / Caroline Donati -- A martyrs' welfare state and its contradictions : regime resilience and limits through the lens of social policy in Iran / Kevan Harris -- The state management of religion in Syria : the end of "indirect rule"? / Thomas Pierret -- Islamic social movements and the Syrian authoritarian regime : shifting patterns of control and accommodation / Teije Hidde Donker -- Contesting governance : authority, protest, and rights talk in postrepublican Iran / Arzoo Osanloo -- Who laughs last : literary transformations of Syrian authoritarianism / Max Weiss -- Prosecuting political dissent : courts and the resilience of authoritarianism in Syria / Reinoud Leenders -- Democratic struggles and authoritarian responses in Iran in comparative perspective / Güneş Murat Tezcür -- Authoritarian resilience and international linkages in Iran and Syria / Anush Ehteshami, Raymond Hinnebusch, Heidi Huuhtanen, Paola Raunio, Maaike Warnaar, and Tina Zintl. |
| Summary |
The developments of early 2011 have left the political landscape of the Middle East changed but recognizable. Even as urgent struggles continue, it remains clear that authoritarianism will survive this transformational moment. The study of authoritarian governance, therefore, remains essential for our understanding of the political dynamics and inner workings of regimes across the region. The contributors to this volume consider the Syrian and Iranian regimes-what they share in common and what distinguishes them. Too frequently, authoritarianism has been assumed to be a generic des. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Authoritarianism -- Syria.
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Authoritarianism. |
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Syria. |
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Authoritarianism -- Iran.
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Iran. |
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Syria -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Iran -- Politics and government.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Heydemann, Steven, editor.
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Leenders, Reinoud, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Middle East authoritarianisms. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2013 (DLC) 2012024771 |
| ISBN |
9780804784351 (electronic book) |
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0804784353 (electronic book) |
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0804783012 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780804783019 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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