Lynne Rienner Arab Elites: Negotiating the Politics of Change

Product Description The recent deaths of four long-term heads of state in the Arab world heralded important changes, as political power passed from one generation to the next. Shedding light on these changes, Arab Elites explores the attitudes and political agendas of the new leadership emerging throughout the region. A strong analytical framework informs the authors discussion of elites in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian National Authority, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Tunisia. The result is a portrait of the current state, and likely future, of politics in the Arab Middle East. Review This is an edited volume that does things right. The contributors work with a common vocabulary and shared concepts, and offer rich and diverse empirical observations. Marc Lynch, Williams College; A useful up-to-date political snapshot of all the major countries in the Arab world. Clement Henry, University of Texas at Austin About the Author Volker Perthes is head of the Middle East and Africa Research Group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. His extensive publications on the Arab World include Geheime Garten: die neue Arabische Welt [Secret Gardens: The New Arab World].