Fathers and sons the rise and fall of political dynasty in the Middle East
In December 2010, a revolution began in Tunisia that rocked the Arab world and ripped up the political rulebook of the Middle East. For generations, power in the Arab world has been monopolized by monarchs or military men. The idea of dynastic power had become so deeply entrenched that, in the twent...
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New York
Plagrave MacMillan
2013
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the prophet's lost legacy
- Companions to Caliphs
- Dynasty
- A dangerous liaison
- On the other side of power
- Patterns of power, 1945-2010
- God is greater
- Epilogue : reclaiming the prophet's legacy