Adaptable Autocrats - Regime Power in Egypt and Syria

Zusatztext "Recommended Reading . . . [T]he value of analysis and insight is very high, rewarding the reader." Informationen zum Autor Joshua Stacher is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kent State University. He is a regular contributor to and on the editorial board of MERIP's Middle East Report. He has made media appearances and written commentary for NPR, CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera, Foreign Affairs , Jadaliyya , and The Boston Globe , among others. He is also a founding member of the Northeast Ohio Consortium on Middle East Studies. Klappentext Joshua Stacher is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kent State University. He is a regular contributor to and on the editorial board of MERIP's Middle East Report. He has made media appearances and written commentary for NPR! CNN! BBC! Al-Jazeera! Foreign Affairs! Jadaliyya! and The Boston Globe! among others. He is also a founding member of the Northeast Ohio Consortium on Middle East Studies. Zusammenfassung Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua Stacher
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2012
• EAN: 9780804780636
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-8063-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures; Stanford Studies in Middle Eas; Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures; Stanford Studies in Middle Eas
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education