Routledge Handbook of Citizenship in the Middle East and Nort... - 9780367178932

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Citizenship in the Middle East and North AfricaAuthor(s): Roel Meijer, James N. Sater, Zahra R. Babar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367178932, 978-0367178932\nSynopsis\nThis comprehensive Handbook gives an overview of the political, social, economic and legal dimensions of citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa from the nineteenth century to the present. \n\nThe terms citizen and citizenship are mostly used by researchers in an off-hand, self-evident manner. A citizen is assumed to have standard rights and duties that everyone enjoys. However, citizenship is a complex legal, social, economic, cultural, ethical and religious concept and practice. Since the rise of the modern bureaucratic state, in each country of the Middle East and North Africa, citizenship has developed differently. In addition, rights are highly differentiated within one country, ranging from privileged, underp.