Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 603 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 603 g
Reihe: Cambridge Middle East Studies
ISBN: 978-0-521-59098-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
Weitere Infos & Material
List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Note on transliteration and terminology; List of abbreviations; Map; 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; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.
