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What’s really wrong with the Middle East

✍ Scribed by Whitaker, Brian

Publisher
Saqi
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Leaves
494
Category
Library
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✦ Synopsis

Whitaker examines the "freedom deficit" that affects Arabs in their daily lives: their struggles against corruption, discrimination and bureaucracy, and the stifling authoritarianism that pervades homes, schools and mosques as well as presidential palaces.

✦ Table of Contents

Thinking inside the box --
The gilded cage --
States without citizens --
The politics of God --
Vitamin W --
The urge to control --
A sea of victims --
Alien tomatoes --
Escape from history.

✦ Subjects

Middle East -- Social conditions -- 21st century;Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century;Middle East -- Civilization -- 21st century;HISTORY -- Middle East -- General;Civilization;Politics and government;Social conditions;Middle East

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