| Patrimonial Power in the Modern World Contributor(s): Adams, Julia (Editor), Charrad, Mounira Maya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 145220568X ISBN-13: 9781452205687 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - General |
| Dewey: 320.5 |
| Series: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the 2011 uprisings in the Arab world, protesters demanded the ouster of authoritarian forms of rule and an end to the influence of ruling families on politics, society, and the economy. These upheavals revealed that patrimonial power in its diverse forms is still a dynamic force in global politics, able to shape world events. This volume brings the study of patrimonialism back to center stage and presents the concept as a useful tool to analyze how nations, global developments, and international relations are influenced and transformed. Leading scholars show that patrimonial practices, present throughout history, are important features of global capitalist modernity. The authors analyze patrimonial politics in regions throughout the world, including in the United States, Tunisia, Chile, France, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Poland, and Russia. This volume will appeal to students of politics and policy and to a multidisciplinary scholarly audience in political sociology, historical social science, history, and social theory. |