Emile Nakhleh

Bahrain

Political Development in a Modernizing Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book discusses the grievances that have existed in Bahrain for years, which stem from the rule of a minority Sunni ruling family over a majority of Shia. The grievances include political repression, economic discrimination, and human rights violations. These grievances are at the heart of the on-going anti-regime demonstrations in Bahrain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9780739168585
• ISBN-10: 0739168584
• Artikelnr.: 33390342

Autorenporträt

Emile Nakhleh is the author of A Necessary Engagement: Reinventing America's Relations with the Muslim World.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Education and Bahrain's Political Development
Chapter 3. Communication and Political Socialization: The Role of the Clubs
and the Press
Chapter 4. Labor and Political Development
Chapter 5. Foreign Policy and Political Development
Chapter 6. Toward a Democratic Structure: The Constitutional Assembly
Chapter 7. The First National Election and the Formation of the
Constitutional Assembly
Chapter 8. Conclusion: Toward a Functional Model of Urban Tribalism