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Description
ix, 289 pages ; 24 cm
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
Contents
Human rights in Egypt and Jordan -- The rise of human rights -- Limits on political criticism -- Charges of apostasy -- Limits on the rights of religious minorities -- Limits on women's rights -- Human rights between state and society.
Summary
Why did human rights claims have such a limited impact on the authoritarian status quo in the Middle East prior to the Arab Spring -- and why are they so often thwarted now? What factors have shaped human rights debates and outcomes in the region? Addressing these questions, Bosmat Yefet offers a comparative analysis, both empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated, of the forces variously supporting and resisting the full embrace of human rights in Egypt and Jordan since the 1990s.--Provided by publisher.
