01705cam a2200325 a 4500 17037754 20160510112429.0 111107s2012 mauab b 001 0 eng 2011045764 9780674065833 (alk. paper) 352.2309174927 23 OWE Owen, Roger, 1935- 29466 The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life / Roger Owen. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012. xi, 248 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index. The search for sovereignty in an insecure world -- The origins of the presidential security state -- Basic components of the regimes -- Centralized state systems in Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, and Algeria -- Presidents as managers in Sudan, Libya, and Yemen -- Constrained presidencies in Lebanon and Iraq after Hussein -- The monarchical security states of Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman -- The politics of succession -- The question of Arab exceptionalism -- The sudden fall. Presidents Arab countries History. 32300 Presidents Middle East History. 32301 Monarchy Arab countries. 32302 Monarchy Middle East. 32303 Authoritarianism Arab countries. 32304 Arab countries Politics and government 1945- 32306 Middle East Politics and government 1945- 32307 Arab countries Kings and rulers. 32308 Middle East Kings and rulers. 32309 Pol January2013 32305 Authoritarianism Middle East ddc BB 17205 17177 0 0 ddc 0 0 M-E-O MAIN MAIN 1ST 2013-01-31 purchase 249.00 001341 6 10 352.2309174927 OWE 000027968 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2016-02-24 BB