A comparative historical and typological approach to the Middle Eastern state system : taking Stein Rokkan's ambitions beyond Europe

The study of state formation and nation building is a proud tradition. Currently, however, it is difficult to discern a unified research frontier in this field, due to a persistent gap between the more case-based historical focus seen in area studies, and more generalizing approaches inspired by the...

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Main Authors Mjøset, Lars (Author), Butenschøn, Nils (Author), Harpviken, Kristian Berg (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Leeds : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
SeriesComparative social research ; V. 36.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781837531240
DOI10.1108/S0195-6310202436
Physical Description1 online resource (376 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. A Family of Models for European Comparative History: Paris Lecture December 4th, 1976 / Stein Rokkan (translated by Lars Mjøset)
  • Chapter 2. Rokkan and the 'Variable' / Lars Mjøset
  • Chapter 3. What is a Country? History and the Creation of the 'Maghreb' / Knut S. Vikør
  • Chapter 4. A Conceptual Map for Comparison of State Formation and Nation Building in the Middle East 1870-1918 / Lars Mjøset, Nils Butenschøn, Roel Meijer, and Kristian Berg Harpviken
  • Chapter 5. Female Citizenship and Divorce Law Reform in Arab States: The Gradual Expansion of Woman's Legal Capacity in North Africa / Rania Maktabi
  • Chapter 6. External Intervention and Domestic Instrumentalization: A Structured, Focused Comparison of Iran and Saudi Arabia's Role in Yemen / Júlia Palik BOOK SYMPOSIUM
  • Chapter 7. The Authoritarian State in the Muslim World: Comparative Insights from Ibn Khaldun and Stein Rokkan / Ahmet T. Kuru
  • Chapter 8. What has Islam Got to Do with It? / Knut S. Vikør
  • Chapter 9. Citizenship and the Issue of Islam, Authoritarianism and Underdevelopment / Roel Meijer
  • Chapter 10. A Rejoinder / Ahmet T. Kuru.