Foreign Affairs · 1992 · 235 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesHistoryReligious StudiesDemocratizationMiddle Eastern HistoryMiddle Eastern StudiesArab-israeli ConflictMiddle Eastern Intellectual HistoryMiddle Eastern Political HistoryMiddle Eastern PoliticsMiddle Eastern Social HistoryMiddle Eastern SocietiesArab Intellectual HistoryArab RevolutionsIsraeli Politics
Except for Israel, the Middle East remains largely untouched by the democratic revolution that swept across Eastern Europe and the former USSR. This book aims to explain and analyze the reasons why despotism or religious fundamentalism continue to control the Middle Eastern countries.