TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ayubi,Nazih N
TI  - Over-stating the Arab state : politics and society in the middle east 
SN  - 9781850438281
AV  - DS39 .A94 1995
U1  - 320.9174927 22
PY  - 1995///
CY  - London 
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  -