This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East.

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"M.E. McMillan gives us a new and challenging perspective on the long story of Islamic history and shows how the political ideas of the Prophet and his successors were subverted by the dynastic imperative. In doing so, in this lively and interesting book, she positions the 'Arab Spring' in the light of a long tradition of tension between openness and authoritarianism in Arab society." - Hugh Kennedy, SOAS, University of London, UK, author of The Great Arab Conquests (2007)

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M. E. McMillan is a freelance translator.

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Book Title: Fathers and Sons
Book Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Political Dynasty in the Middle East
Authors: M. E. McMillan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137297891
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-30811-5Published: 14 June 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45584-3Published: 14 June 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29789-1Published: 18 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 211
Topics: Middle Eastern Politics, History of the Middle East, Islam, Religious Studies, general, Political Science, Religion and Society

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