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Democracy in the balance : culture and society in the Middle East
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- Creator
- Mehran Kamrava
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Chatham House Publishers : Seven Bridges Press, [1998]
- ©1998
- Physical Details
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- xix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781566430630, 1566430631
- OCLC
- ocm38527804
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-291) and index.
- Foreword / Peter Avery -- 1. The Social Origins of Democracy. The Debate over Democracy. Democratization and Political Crafting. Civil Society in Comparative Perspective. Democracy in the Middle East -- 2. Social Forces and Institutions. Social Forces. Social Institutions -- 3. Social Classes. Urban Social Classes. Rural Social Classes -- 4. Social Change. Causes of Social Change. Manifestations of Social Change -- 5. Popular Culture. Islam. Culture of Confusion. Culture of Wasted Energies. Culture of Virility. Rural Culture -- 6. Political Culture. The Cult of Personality -- 7. Conclusion