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The Arab Gulf States: Steps Toward Political Participation

The Arab Gulf States: Steps Toward Political Participation

Peterson, J.

Paperback

Series: Washington Papers, Book 131

General Political ScienceGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0275928829
ISBN13: 9780275928827
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Jan 20 1988
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book opens with an interesting question: Why do monarchies, which seem to be dying out everywhere else, thrive in the Middle East? The answer by Peterson, an expert on the Arabian peninsula who has already written fine books on Oman and North Yemen, is that the Emirs of the Arab Gulf have sought to be accountable to their citizens through a flexible mixture of traditional assemblies like the diwan and modern instruments like parliaments and an independent press. Peterson illustrates his argument with detailed case studies of political institutions in Kuwait and Bahrain and with looser comparisons of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. Lucid writing and fascinating anecdotes make the text accessible to undergraduates interested in the Gulf, modernization, or democratization in the Third World. Choice

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