Perthes, Volker

Arab Elites : Negotiating the Politics of Change

Acknowledgments vii 1 Politics and Elite Change in the Arab World Volker Perthes 1(34) Part 1 New Rulers in Power 2 Jordan: Between Regime Survival and Economic Reform Andre Bank and Oliver Schlumberger 35(26) 3 Morocco: Reconciling Continuity and Change Saloua Zerhouni 61(26) 4 Syria: Difficult Inheritance Volker Perthes 87(30) Part 2 Succession Looms 5 Egypt: Succession Politics Gamal Abdelnasser 117(24) 6 Saudi Arabia: Dynamism Uncovered Iris Glosemeyer 141(32) Part 3 System Preservation and the Cooperation of New Elites 7 Algeria: System Continuity Through Elite Change Isabelle Werenfels 173(34) 8 Tunisia: Economic Transformation and Political Restoration Steffen Erdle 207(32) Part 4 Elite Change Under Domination 9 Lebanon: Building Political Dynasties Rola el-Husseini 239(28) 10 Palestinian Territories: From State Building to Crisis Management Hans-Joachim Rabe 267(34) Part 5 Conclusion 11 Elite Change and Systems Maintenance Volker Perthes 301(8) Bibliography 309(18) The Contributors 327(2) Index 329(15) About the Book 344