Between Islamists and liberals: Saudi Arabia's new "Islamo-Liberal" reformists

Middle East Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-365

  Lacroix, Stéphane ^a  

^a SCIENCES PO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIZATION; ISLAMISM; LIBERALISM; POLITICAL CHANGE; RELIGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 4344708209     PISSN: 00263141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3751/58.3.11     Document Type: Article

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