Review (PDF) Stories Of Democracy: Politics And Society In Contemporary Kuwait
A sophisticated investigation of the shifting tides of democratic governance in modern Kuwait from 1921 to the present based on interviews both with political activists and members of the political elite, Stories of Democracy sheds light on a wide array of issues concerning Middle Eastern politics and democratic institutions in general.Mary Ann Tétreault explores how various political factions have sought to advance their own notions of Kuwaiti history and politics through distinctive popular appeals: (1) pro-democracy forces focusing on Kuwait's relationship to the universal values of the democratic world around them, and (2) anti-democrats proffering Arab and Muslim religious and cultural traditions. She explores how such dramatic events as the suspension of the Kuwaiti constitution in 1986 and the invasion by Iraq in 1990 occasioned major shifts in the course of the democracy movement. The current running through virtually all of the nation's political drama is the monolithic Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), used by the government as an instrument of economic strength to safeguard sovereignty in the absence of military might.
Paperback: 326 pages
Publisher: Columbia University Press (May 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0231114893
ISBN-13: 978-0231114899
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,250,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #65 in Books > History > Middle East > Kuwait #2129 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > History > Middle East #3240 in Books > Textbooks > Social Sciences > Political Science > Political Ideologies
I encourage all those looking for more facts and information on how Kuwaiti society functions. Much should be available in Arabic, but this is the only well-researched English perspective I have found to date.You can find a more worthy and thorough critique of the book right here: [...]
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