The Arab Revolts: Dispatches on Militant Democracy in the Middle East - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0253009758 ISBN 13: 9780253009753

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

The 2011 eruptions of popular discontent across the Arab world, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, were local manifestations of a regional mass movement for democracy, freedom, and human dignity. Authoritarian regimes were either overthrown or put on notice that the old ways of oppressing their subjects would no longer be tolerated. These essays from Middle East Report—the leading source of timely reporting and insightful analysis of the region—cover events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen. Written for a broad audience of students, policymakers, media analysts, and general readers, the collection reveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrections.

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Recensione:

"This is easily the best volume on the Arab uprisings yet published. The material is very strong and accessibly written, providing rich background on the political and economic contexts in the region prior to the uprisings as well as after the events of 2011 unfolded, based on substantive knowledge....Ideal for students, policymakers, and general readers." -- --Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts

L'autore:

David McMurray is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Oregon State University. His publications include In and Out of Morocco: Migration and Smuggling in a Frontier Boomtown.

Amanda Ufheil-Somers is Assistant Editor, Middle East Report, and a member of the editorial committee of the Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP).

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253009758
• ISBN 13: 9780253009753
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 260
• Redattore: Mcmurray David, Ufheil-somers Amanda