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All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution and Democratic Prospects in the Middle Eastern Monarchies

All in the Family: Absolutism, Revolution and Democratic Prospects in the Middle Eastern Monarchies

Herb, Michael

Paperback

Series: Suny Middle Eastern Studies

General Middle Eastern HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0791441687
ISBN13: 9780791441688
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jun 3 1999
Pages: 374
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

A new and provocative argument about monarchism in the Middle East.

Michael Herb proposes a new paradigm for understanding politics in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. He critiques the theory of the rentier state and argues that we must put political institutions-and specifically monarchism-at the center of any explanation of Gulf politics. All in the Family provides a compelling and fresh analysis of the importance of monarchism in the region, and points out the crucial role of the ruling families in creating monarchal regimes. It addresses the issue of democratization in the Middle Eastern monarchies, arguing that the prospects for the gradual emergence of constitutional monarchy are better than is often thought.

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