| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Library of modern Middle East studies ; v. 126
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Library of modern Middle East studies ; v. 126.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The context of democratisation in the Arab world -- The Omani context -- The 'top-down' model: Challenges to its success -- The traditional model: Theology of Ibadism and modernity -- The 'bottom-up' model: Ambitions and challenges -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"The leaders of the oil-rich rentier states of the Middle East, and in particular in the Gulf, have hitherto often predicated their legitimacy on a tacit social contract with their (much poorer) populations. This social contract consists of little or no direct taxation, with some sort of subsidised living. But the casualty of this tacit agreement is often political participation, an issue which has come to the forefront in the Middle East following the 'Arab Spring' of 2011. Here, Sulaiman Al-Farsi looks at the impact the rentier nature of the Gulf States has on political participation, focusing on the nexus between tribe, religion and a new generation of young, highly educated citizens that is present in Oman. Specifically exploring the concept of shura (consultation), and how nascent concepts of democracy in the practice of shura have impacted and shaped the process of democratisation, Al-Farsi's book is vital in the examination of the political discourse surrounding democratisation across one of the most strategically important, but little understood states in the Middle East."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Oman.
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Democracy. |
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Oman. |
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Political participation -- Oman.
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Political participation. |
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Suffrage -- Oman.
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Suffrage. |
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Islam and politics -- Oman.
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Islam and politics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Al-Farsi, Sulaiman H. Democracy and youth in the Middle East. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 9781780760902 (DLC) 2013443784 (OCoLC)819520942 |
| ISBN |
9780857722195 (electronic book) |
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0857722190 (electronic book) |
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9780857733702 |
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0857733702 |
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9781299664159 |
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1299664156 |
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9781780760902 |
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1780760906 |
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