Browers, Michaelle, 1968-

Political ideology in the Arab world : accommodation and transformation / Michaelle L. Browers - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009 - ix, 198 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge Middle East studies ; 31 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-192) and index

Introduction : ideological thought and practice in the Arab region -- Retreat from secularism in Arab nationalist and socialist thought -- A more inclusive Islamism? : the wasatiyya trend -- Framing a cross-ideological alliance -- The Egyptian Movement for Change : intellectual antecedents and generational conflicts -- Yemen's Joint Meeting Parties : origins and architects -- Conclusion : ideological rapprochement, accommodation, transformation, and their limits

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Ideology--Political aspects--Arab countries


Arab countries--Politics and government--1945-