Description: Further DetailsTitle: Of Empires and CitizensCondition: NewSubtitle: Pro-American Democracy or No Democracy at All?ISBN-10: 069114964XEAN: 9780691149646ISBN: 9780691149646Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/09/2012Description: In the post-Cold War era, why has democratization been slow to arrive in the Arab world? This book argues that to understand support for the authoritarian status quo in parts of this region--and the willingness of its citizens to compromise on core democratic principles--one must factor in how a strong U.S. presence and popular anti-Americanism weakens democratic voices. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, Amaney Jamal explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. While the Cold War's end reduced superpower hegemony in much of the developing world, the Arab region witnessed an increased security and economic dependence on the United States. As a result, the preferences of the United States matter greatly to middle-class Arab citizens, not just the elite, and citizens will restrain their pursuit of democratization, rationalizing their backing for the status quo because of U.S. geostrategic priorities.Demonstrating how the preferences of an international patron serve as a constraint or an opportunity to push for democracy, Jamal questions bottom-up approaches to democratization, which assume that states are autonomous units in the world order. Jamal contends that even now, with the overthrow of some autocratic Arab regimes, the future course of Arab democratization will be influenced by the perception of American reactions. Concurrently, the United States must address the troubling sources of the region's rising anti-Americanism.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 567gAuthor: Amaney A. JamalGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Of Empires and Citizens
Title: Of Empires and Citizens
Subtitle: Pro-American Democracy or No Democracy at All?
ISBN-10: 069114964X
EAN: 9780691149646
ISBN: 9780691149646
Release Date: 09/09/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Of Empires and Citizens : Pro-American Democracy or No Democracy at All?
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: International Relations / General, World / Middle Eastern, Comparative Politics, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Religion, Politics & State
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 0.1 Oz
Author: Amaney A. Jamal
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Religion, Political Science
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
