UID:
almafu_9960772990902883
Format:
1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:
9781685854119
Content:
A comprehensive discussion of minorities and ethnic politics in eight Arab countries, focusing on the strategic political choices made by minorities, majorities, and regimes in power.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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1 Minorities in the Middle East: Theory and Practice --
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PART ONE Arab Africa --
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2 The Berber Question in Algeria: Nationalism in the Making? --
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3 Egypt’s Coptic Pandora’s Box --
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4 Religion and Conflict in Sudan: A Non-Muslim Minority in a Muslim State --
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PART TWO The Levant --
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5 The Palestinians in Jordan: Demographic Majority, Political Minority --
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6 From Hegemony to Marginalism: The Maronites of Lebanon --
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7 The ‘Alawis, Lords of Syria: From Ethnic Minority to Ruling Sect --
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PART THREE The Gulf --
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8 Nation Building in Multiethnic Societies: The Case of Iraq --
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9 The Shi‘is in Bahrain: Class and Religious Protest --
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PART FOUR Conclusion --
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10 The State and Minorities Toward the Twenty-first Century: An Overview --
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Selected Bibliography --
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The Contributors --
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Index --
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About the Book
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781685854119
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685854119
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685854119
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685854119
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685854119
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