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Theoretical Framework. Suffrage Rights Versus Personal Status Rights In Arab States -- State And Gender Politics In Comparative Politics And Middle East Studies: Comparative Politics; Middle East Area Studies -- The Arab Authoritarian State And Women's Rights: A Framework For Analysis: Arab State Formation, Lack Of Legitimacy, And The Traditional Base Of Power; The Authoritarian Arab State And Women's Rights: Terminology, Assumptions, And Methodology -- Arab State Formation, Social Fragmentation, And Gender Politics. State Formation In The Pre-independence Periods: Internal Dimension: Social Fragmentation Of The Pre-independent Arab State; External Dimension: The Creation And Deformation Of The Institutional Base Of The Pre-independent Arab State -- Family Laws And Suffrage Rights In The Pre-independence Periods: Yemen; Kuwait; Syria -- The Arab Authoritarian State And Women's Rights. Features Of The Post-colonial Arab Authoritarian State And Gender Politics: An Approach: Background; First Feature: Legitimacy; Second Feature: The Traditional Base Of Power; Third Feature: The Politics Of Survival; The State And Gender Politics In An Arab Context -- First Case Study: Yemen: Family Laws; Suffrage Rights -- Second Case Study: Kuwait: Family Law; Suffrage Rights -- Third Case Study: Syria: Family Laws; Suffrage Rights -- Conclusion: The Authoritive State. Elham Manea. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.