James Sater

Morocco

Challenges to tradition and modernity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the challenges to tradition and modernity in post-colonial Morocco the second edition has a new, updated emphasis on Morocco after the Arab spring. The first edition of this book was published in 2010 one year before the major events of the Arab spring rocked the Arab world. The Moroccan state reacted by drafting a new constitution and passing it in a referendum in July 2011; furthermore, it organized new elections which resulted in a government headed by an Islamist prime minister. This reaction has made Morocco quite unique in the Arab world - moving fast to accommodate some of the protesters demands thereby splitting opposition, yet remaining uncompromising on any true reform of the monarchy's claims to power. The second edition uses recent events to provide a more theoretical explanation of the monarchy's adaptation. Easily accessible to non-specialists, practitioners, and upper level undergraduate students, this book is essential reading for those working in the fields of North African Studies, International Relations and Middle East Studies.

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This new edition provides an introductory overview of the history, contemporary politics, economy, and international relations in Morocco and offers an examination of the challenges to tradition and modernity in the post-colonial state. It has been revised and updated to include analysis of the country's evolving politics in the years following the Arab Spring, and the consequences this has had for the country's traditional monarchy. It pays particular attention to the new constitution, the policies of the new Islamist-led government, and it includes an analysis of Morocco's foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring regional context. Drawing on key academic texts, the author provides a detailed analysis of Morocco, focusing on issues such as: ¿ Morocco's role within the region ¿ Trade policies with Europe ¿ Migration ¿ Morocco's Western Sahara policy ¿ Ways of dealing with Political Islam ¿ The extent to which European influence has affected Moroccan society

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781138828261
• ISBN-10: 1138828262
• Artikelnr.: 41456529

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Combining Modern with Traditional State Structures
3. The Politics of Exclusion and Inclusion
4. The Challenge of Economic Development
5. State Legitimacy and Foreign Policy
6. Conclusion

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1. Introduction

2. Combining Modern with Traditional State Structures

3. The Politics of Exclusion and Inclusion





4. The Challenge of Economic Development

5. State Legitimacy and Foreign Policy

6. Conclusion