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Author Rey, Matthieu, 1980- author.

Title When parliaments ruled the Middle East : Iraq and Syria, 1946-1963 / Matthieu Rey
Published Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages)
Contents The Ottoman and Mandate Roots of the Parliamentary System -- Experimenting with the Parliamentary System, 1946-49 -- Reform and Change : the Parliamentary System in Iraq and Syria, 1949-54 -- Two New Formulas for the Parliamentary System, 1954-58 -- The Epilogue to the Parliamentary System
Summary "When Parliaments Ruled the Middle East explores three main interrelated issues to clarify what happened between 1946 and 1963 in Iraq and Syria: how and why a parliamentary system prevailed in both countries in the aftermath of the Second World War; what social effects this system triggered and, in turn, how these changes affected the system; and finally, why the elites in both countries were unable to overcome the unrest that brought an end to both a liberal era and to a certain kind of political game. Drawing on a vast array of sources and rich archival research in French, English and Arabic, Matthieu Rey highlights the processes of the parliamentary system in the modern era, which are very common to post-independence countries and to any representative regime. He tackles the intersection of multifaceted political phenomena that were present in that moment in Iraq and Syria, including regular elections, the implementation of emergency law, the freedom of the press, the open expression of opinions, the formation of new political parties, frequent military coups, and the joint exercise of power by members of the old classes and reformist newcomers. Treating this period as neither an epilogue of the liberal order nor a prelude to authoritarianism, and stressing the contingent, improvisatory aspects of political history, Rey fundamentally questions the transitional nature of the period and in doing so proposes new ways and tools of examining it."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 01, 2022)
Subject Legislative bodies -- Iraq -- History -- 20th century
Legislative bodies -- Syria -- History -- 20th century
Representative government and representation -- Iraq -- History -- 20th century
Representative government and representation -- Syria -- History -- 20th century
Legislative bodies
Politics and government
Representative government and representation
SUBJECT Iraq -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Syria -- Politics and government -- 1946-1971. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005136
Subject Iraq
Syria
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021015846
ISBN 9781649031181
1649031181
9781649031174
1649031173