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Jamal, Amaney A., 1970-

Barriers to democracy : The other side of social capital in Palestine and the Arab world / Amaney A. Jamal. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2007. - xii, 173 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Democratic outcomes and associational life -- Associational life in the centralized authoritarian context of the West Bank -- The polarization of Palestinian associational life -- Trust, engagement, and democracy -- Beyond Palestine : Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt -- Conclusion: Toward a theory of democratic citizenship in state-centralized nations -- Appendix A: Survey questions and coding of associational members -- Appendix B: Survey questions and coding of general Palestinian population -- Appendix C: Survey questions and coding of general Moroccan population (World Values Survey Questions).

ISBN: 9780691127279 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0691127271 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006030034

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA736822 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013745984 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil society--Arab countries.
Civil society--West Bank.
Political participation--Arab countries.
Political participation--West Bank.
Social capital (Sociology)--Arab countries.
Social capital (Sociology)--West Bank.
Associations, institutions, etc.--Arab countries.
Associations, institutions, etc.--West Bank.
Authoritarianism--Arab countries.
Authoritarianism--West Bank.

LC Class. No.: JQ1850.A91 / J346 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 300.9174927 / JAM