Minorities and the state in the Arab world / edited by Ofra Bengio and Gabriel Ben-Dor.

Other author Bengio, Ofra.
Other author Ben-Dor, Gabriel.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999.
Descriptionviii, 224 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Minorities in the Middle East: theory and practice / Gabriel Ben-Dor -- The Berber question in Algeria: nationalism in the making? / Bruce Maddy-Weitzman -- Egypt's Coptic Pandora's box / Ami Ayalon -- Religion and conflict in Sudan: a non-Muslim minority in a Muslim state / Yehudit Ronen -- The Palestinians in Jordan: demographic majority, political minority / Asher Susser -- From hegemony to marginalism: the Maronites of Lebanon / Meir Zamir -- The 'Alawis, lords of Syria: from ethnic minority to ruling sect / Eyal Zisser -- Nation building in multiethnic societies: the case of Iraq / Ofra Bengio -- The Shi'is in Bahrain: class and religious protest / Uzi Rabi and Joseph Kostiner -- The state and minorities toward the twenty-first century: an overview / Gabriel Ben-Dor and Ofra Bengio.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
LCCN 98037994
ISBN1555876471 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DS36.9.A1 M56 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold