Strategies of Legitimation in Authoritarian Regimes PerspectivesVol. 19, 2012/4 - pagesPages 7 to 13ForewordBy Karine Gatelier, Marc ValeriPages 15 to 40Authoritarianism, Symbolic Politics, and Music: Strategies of Symbolic Legitimacy in Post-Revolutionary Mexico and Post-Colonial NigeriaBy Luis Velasco-PufleauPages 41 to 65Between the Re-interpretation of the Past and a Problematic Relationship to Modernity: The Legitimation Strategies of Power in UzbekistanBy Karine GatelierPages 67 to 91“The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same:” Management of the Ruling Elite under Saddam HusseinBy Chérine Chams El-DinePages 93 to 110Authoritarian Devices and Political Changes: The Case of Egypt and MoroccoBy Jean-Noël FerriéPages 111 to 133Authoritarianism and Legitimization Strategies in the Persian Gulf in the Era of the Arab SpringBy Marc Valeri