Over-stating the Arab state : politics and society in the Middle East - Ayubi, Nazih N. M. (London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 1995)
1. The Middle East and the State Debate: a Conceptual Framework -- 2. Modes of Production and the Origins of the Arabo-Islamic State -- 3. State Formation in the Modern Era: the Colonial/Indigenous Mix -- 4. The Arab State: Territorial or Pan-Arabist? -- 5. The Sociology of Articulated Modes: Community, Class and Polity --6. The Political System of Articulated Forms: the Radical, Populist Republics -- 7. The Political System of Articulated Forms: the Conservative, Kin-ordered Monarchies -- 8. Civil-Military Relations -- 9. Bureaucratic Growth: Development Versus Control -- 10. Economic Liberalisation and Privatisation: Is the Arab State Contracting? -- 11. Prospects for Democracy: Is the Civil Society Striking Back? -- 12. Conclusion: the 'Strong', the 'Hard' and the 'Fierce'.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-495) and index.
Keywords: Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 1945-