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Author Jamal, Amaney A., 1970-

Title Barriers to democracy : the other side of social capital in Palestine and the Arab world / Amaney A. Jamal.

Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  300.9174927 J223b 2007    ---  Available
Description xii, 173 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-164) and index.
Contents Introduction: Democratic outcomes and associational life -- Associational life in the centralized authoritarian context of the West Bank -- The polarization of Palestinian associational life -- Trust, engagement, and democracy -- Beyond Palestine : Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt -- Conclusion: Toward a theory of democratic citizenship in state-centralized nations -- Appendix A: Survey questions and coding of associational members -- Appendix B: Survey questions and coding of general Palestinian population -- Appendix C: Survey questions and coding of general Moroccan population (World Values Survey Questions).
Subject Civil society -- Arab countries.
Civil society -- West Bank.
Political participation -- Arab countries.
Political participation -- West Bank.
Social capital (Sociology) -- Arab countries.
Social capital (Sociology) -- West Bank.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- Arab countries.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- West Bank.
Authoritarianism -- Arab countries.
Authoritarianism -- West Bank.
ISBN 0691127271 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780691127279 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Standard No. YDXCP 2509895
NZ1 11020365

 
    
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