Middle East Monarchies:

Though monarchies have been deemed obsolete by many observers, recent history testifies to their profound resilience. This volume offers an in-depth discussion of the fundamentals and performance of monarchies in the Middle East.  The authors focus on four themes: the roots and characteristics of Middle East monarchies, the causes of the collapse of some and the longevity of others, the performance of present-day monarchies, and the multiplicity of  problems that they face. Case studies and comparative essays illustrate the varying capacities of the region’s monarchies to cope with the successive challenges of modernity during the course of the twentieth century.