Middle East and North Africa: Governance, Democratization, Human Rights

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Author: Paul Magnarella

ISBN-10: 1840149132

ISBN-13: 9781840149135

Category: General African History

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TablesList of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsMap1Introduction12Islam, Governance and Democracy113Iraq: Human Rights in the Republic of Fear374Syria Resists the End of History675Jordan836Egypt: Human Rights and Governance1037Democratization, Liberalization, and Human Rights: Challenges Facing the Gulf Cooperation Council1258Turkey1439Human Rights within Israel17310Human Rights in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: Politics and Law in Transition19111The Rise and Fall of Democratization in the Maghreb209

\ BooknewsScholars of political science, the social sciences, history, and area studies assess 11 countries and other entities in turn. Their perspectives include Islam, governance, and democracy; Iraq: human rights in the republic of fear; Syria resists the end of history; human rights and governance in Egypt, democratization, liberalization, and human rights as challenges facing the Gulf Cooperation Council; human rights in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip: politics and law in transition; and the rise and fall of democratization in the Maghreb. No index is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \