Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Transformation of Palestinian PoliticsCondition: NewSubtitle: From Revolution to State-BuildingISBN-10: 0674007174EAN: 9780674007178ISBN: 9780674007178Publisher: Harvard University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/30/2001Description: This book is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the Palestinians’ travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. Barry Rubin outlines the difficulties in the transition now underway arising from Palestinian history, society, and diplomatic agreements. He writes about the search for a national identity, the choice of an economic system, and the structure of government.Rubin finds the political system interestingly distinctive—it appears to be a pluralist dictatorship. There are free elections, multiple parties, and some latitude in civil liberties. Yet there is a relatively unrestrained chief executive and arbitrariness in applying the law because of restraints on freedom. The new ruling elite is a complex mixture of veteran revolutionaries, heirs to large and wealthy families, professional soldiers, technocrats, and Islamic clerics. Beyond explaining how the executive and legislative branches work, Rubin factors in the role of public opinion in the peace process, the place of nongovernmental institutions, opposition movements, and the Palestinian Authority’s foreign relations—including Palestinian views and interactions with the Arab world, Israel, and the United States.This book is drawn from documents in Arabic, Hebrew, and English, as well as interviews and direct observations. Rubin finds that, overall, the positive aspects of the Palestinian Authority outweigh the negative, and he foresees the establishment of a Palestinian state. His charting of the triumphs and difficulties of this state-in-the-making helps predict and explain future dramatic developments in the Middle East.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 223mmItem Length: 144mmItem Weight: 390gAuthor: Barry RubinGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Law & Politics, HistoryType: TextbookRelease Year: 2001 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: The Transformation of Palestinian Politics
Title: The Transformation of Palestinian Politics
Subtitle: From Revolution to State-Building
ISBN-10: 0674007174
EAN: 9780674007178
ISBN: 9780674007178
Release Date: 11/30/2001
Release Year: 2001
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: History
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Transformation of Palestinian Politics : from Revolution to State-Building
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2001
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Length: 8.8 in
Author: Barry Rubin
Item Width: 5.7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
