UID:
almafu_9959236104402883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-58489-X
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0-511-00020-0
Series Statement:
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 9
Content:
Sheila Carapico's book on civic participation in modern Yemen makes an authoritative contribution to the study of political culture in the Arabian peninsula. Relying on in-depth documentary and field research, the author traces the political dynamics of recent years, culminating in Yemeni unification, focuses on efforts to develop the political, economic and social structures of a modern, democratic government. Her wide-ranging analysis of the legal, institutional and financial aspects of state building and of popular dimensions of political liberalization, protest and participation challenge the stereotypical view of conservative Arab Muslim society. The political economy approach to the study which reveals a surprising degree of 'activism in Arabia' also helps to interpret the nature of civil society from a broad theoretical perspective. This is an important book which promises to become the definitive work on twentieth-century Yemen.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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1. Civil society in comparative perspective -- 2. Twentieth-century states and economies -- 3. Islam, tribes, and social services -- 4. Colonialism, activism, and resistance -- 5. Self-help, social capital, and state power -- 6. Unity, pluralism, and political participation -- 7. Civic responses to political crisis -- 8. Political movements, cultural trends, and civic potential.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-03482-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-59098-1
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511584893
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