TY  - BOOK
AU  - MEHRAN Kamrava
TI  - Democracy in the balance: culture and society in the Middle East 
SN  - 9781566430630 (pbk.) :
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Chatham House
KW  - DEMOCRACY
KW  -  MIDDLE EAST
KW  - POLITICAL CULTURE
KW  - MIDDLE EAST
KW  -  SOCIAL CONDITION
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Drawing on the disciplines of history, sociology, political science, and cultural anthropology, as well as an extensive bibliography of recent publications in Middle Eastern studies, Democracy in the Balance provides a comprehensive survey of the social and cultural dynamics of the Middle East, while its author sounds an impassioned call for the fundamental changes that are needed if democracy is to take root and eventually thrive in the region
ER  -