Winning hearts and votes : social services and the Islamist political advantage / Steven Brooke

Author:: Brooke, Steven, 1980-
Published:: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Copyright Date:: ©2019
Physical Description:: xi, 215 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Middle class provision, reputation, and political mobilization -- Al-Sadat's gambit, the Brotherhood's lifeline -- Inside the Islamist advantage -- The political geography of Islamist social service provision -- Reputation in action -- Mohammed Morsi's machine.

Summary:

"Based on an investigation of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the author shows how social services drive electoral support by affiliating the provider organization with the politically valuable traits of competence, compassion, and honesty"--

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ISBN:

9781501730627 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1501730622 hardcover ; alkaline paper

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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