TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ayubi, Nazih N. M.
TI  - Over-stating the Arab state: politics and society in the Middle East 
SN  - 1850438277
AV  - DS39 .A94 1995
U1  - 953 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1945-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 460-495) and index; 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'
ER  -