01597cam a2200265 a 45000010008000000030008000080050017000160080041000330100013000740200039000870200015001260350012001410400018001530420014001710430012001850500020001970820017002171000023002342450094002572600046003513000027003975040064004245050792004886510051012802220615BD-DhUL20160727114800.0940705s1995    enk      b    00100 eng d  a94060881  a1850438277cL.45.00 : Formerly CIP  a1850438285  a2220615  dNMQUcBD-DhUL  alccopycat  ama----- 0aDS39b.A94 199500a953220bAYO1 aAyubi, Nazih N. M.10aOver-stating the Arab state :bpolitics and society in the Middle East /cNazih N. Ayubi.  aLondon ;aNew York :bI.B. Tauris,c1995.  axiii, 514 p. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 460-495) and index.0 a1. 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'. 0aArab countriesxPolitics and governmenty1945-