Democratic Transition in the Middle East: Unmaking Power, Larbi Sadiki, Heiko Wimmen, Layla Al Zubaidi
Автор: Jessica Ayesha Northey Название: Civil Society in Algeria: Activism, Identity and the Democratic Process ISBN: 1788311590 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788311595 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 126720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Are new forms of activism emerging in Algeria? Can civil society effect political reform in the country? The violence between radical Islamists and the military in the 1990s led to huge loss of life and mass exile. The public sphere was rendered a dangerous place for over a decade. Yet in defiance of these conditions, civil society grew, with thousands of associations forming throughout the conflict.
Associations were set up to protect human rights and vulnerable populations, commemorate those assassinated and promote Algerian heritage. There are now over 93,000 associations registered across the country. Although social, economic and political turbulence continues, new networks still emerge and, since the Arab revolts of 2011, organised demonstrations increasingly take place.
Civil Society in Algeria examines these recent developments and scrutinizes the role associations play in promoting political reform and democratization in Algeria. Based on extensive fieldwork undertaken both before and after the Arab Spring, the book shows how associations challenge government policy in the public sphere. Algeria is playing an increasingly important role in the stability and future peaceful relations of the Middle East and North Africa.
This book reveals the new forms of activism that are challenging the ever-powerful state. It is a valuable resource for Algeria specialists and for scholars researching political reform and democratization across the Middle East and North Africa.
Автор: Pomerantz Maurice A., Vitz Evelyn Birge Название: In the Presence of Power: Court and Performance in the Pre-Modern Middle East ISBN: 147988300X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781479883004 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 36790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Insights into power, spectacle, and performance in the courts of Middle Eastern rulers In recent decades, scholars have produced much new research on courtly life in medieval Europe, but studies on imperial and royal courts across the Middle East have received much less attention, particularly for courts before 1500AD. In the Presence of Power, however, sheds new light on courtly life across the region. This insightful, exploratory collection of essays uncovers surprising commonalities across a broad swath of cultures. The pre-modern period in this volume includes roughly seven centuries, opening with the first dynasty of Islam, the Umayyads, whose reign marked an important watershed for Late Antique culture, and closing with the rule of the so-called "gunpowder" empires of the Ottomans and Safavids over much of the Near East in the sixteenth century. In between, this volume locates similarities across the Western Medieval, Byzantine and Islamicate courtly cultures, spanning a vast history and geography to demonstrate the important cross-pollinations that occurred between their literary and cultural legacies. This study does not presume the presence of one shared courtly institution across time and space, but rather seeks to understand the different ways in which contemporaries experienced and spoke about these places of power and performance. Adopting a very broad view of performances, In the Presence of Power includes exuberant expressions of love in Arabic stories, shadow plays in Mamluk Cairo, Byzantine storytelling, religious food traditions in Christian Cyprus, advice, and political and ethnographic performances of power.
Автор: Linda T. Darling Название: A History of Social Justice and Political Power in the Middle East: The Circle of Justice From Mesopotamia to Globalization ISBN: 0415503612 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415503617 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 178640.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: This work provides a comprehensive survey of the exercise of political power and justice in the Middle East from ancient Mesopotamia through into the 20th century, through a detailed examination of `the Circle of Justice`.
Автор: Yossi Katz Название: The Tombstone in Israel`s Military Cemetery since 1948: Israel`s Transition from Collectivism to Individualism ISBN: 3110307987 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110307986 Издательство: Walter de Gruyter Рейтинг: Цена: 136310.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Military cemeteries are one of the most prominent cultural landscapes of Israel. Their story reflects largely the main social processes that Israeli society has been undergoing since the War of Independence (1948)until today. Until the end of the 1970s, the military tombstones and their surroundings were uniform and equal, according to rules set by the State. However, since the 1980s families of the fallen soldiers started to add on the tombstone personal expressions, as well as personal objects, photographs, military artifacts etc. Thus the military tombstone and the Israeli military cemetery became one of the expressions of the dramatic transformation, from a society which emphasized the importance of the collective, to a society which intensifies the significance of the individual. The book is based on many archival documents, as well as interviews and photographs, all of which shed light on one of the most sensitive issues in Israeli society and express its importance as a central component of Israeli identity.
Автор: Andrekos Varnava Название: British Cyprus and the Long Great War, 1914-1925: Empire, Loyalties and Democratic Deficit ISBN: 1138698326 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138698321 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Most of the Cypriot population, especially the lower classes, remained loyal to the British cause during the Great War and the island contributed significantly to the First World War, with men and materials. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period.
Автор: Galal Название: The Middle East Economies in Times of Transition ISBN: 1137529768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137529763 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 135090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Diwan and Galal looks at the structure and prospects of the Middle East economies after the 2011 Uprisings, focusing on issues of economic growth, inequality, the impact of oil, and the unfolding political transitions.
Автор: Monshipouri Mahmood Название: Democratic Uprisings in the New Middle East ISBN: 1612051340 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781612051345 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 153120.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Assesses the role of emotion, solidarity, and online activism in the Arab uprisings.
