Minorities and the State in the Arab World / / ed. by Gabriel Ben-Dor, Ofra Bengio.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Ayalon, Ami,; Ben-Dor, Gabriel,; Bengio, Ofra,; Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce,; Rabi, Uzi,; Ronen, Yehudit,; Susser, Asher,; Zamir, Meir,; Zisser, Eyal,
• HerausgeberIn: Ben-Dor, Gabriel ,; Bengio, Ofra,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©1999
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1 Minorities in the Middle East: Theory and Practice --; PART ONE Arab Africa --; 2 The Berber Question in Algeria: Nationalism in the Making? --; 3 Egypt’s Coptic Pandora’s Box --; 4 Religion and Conflict in Sudan: A Non-Muslim Minority in a Muslim State --; PART TWO The Levant --; 5 The Palestinians in Jordan: Demographic Majority, Political Minority --; 6 From Hegemony to Marginalism: The Maronites of Lebanon --; 7 The ‘Alawis, Lords of Syria: From Ethnic Minority to Ruling Sect --; PART THREE The Gulf --; 8 Nation Building in Multiethnic Societies: The Case of Iraq --; 9 The Shi‘is in Bahrain: Class and Religious Protest --; PART FOUR Conclusion --; 10 The State and Minorities Toward the Twenty-first Century: An Overview --; Selected Bibliography --; The Contributors --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685854119; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685854119
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Gabriel Ben-Dor, Ofra Bengio.

A comprehensive discussion of minorities and ethnic politics in eight Arab countries, focusing on the strategic political choices made by minorities, majorities, and regimes in power.