{"product_id":"taking-to-the-streets-9781421413129","title":"Taking to the Streets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking to the Streets will be used in courses on Middle East politics and will be relevant to scholars and the general public interested in democratization, political change, and activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is a welcome contribution to the literature on contentious politics and mobilization and should be equally valuable for university courses and scholars working on political sociology. -- Jacob Hoigilt American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences This volume will have a longer shelf life than many volumes about the uprisings because of its focus on providing a rich empirical context... It will be of interest to a broad readership and will be terrific in undergrad courses-I intend to use it myself... I would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the uprisings, and particularly their genesis. -- Jillian Schwedler Middle East Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Reconsidering Activism in the Arab World: Arab Uprisings and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Architecture of Resistance in Tunisia\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Egypt: A Decade of Ruptures\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Activism and Civil War in Libya\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Explaining Political Activism in Yemen\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Activism in Syria: Between Nonviolence and Armed Resistance\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Activism in Bahrain: Between Sectarian and Issue Politics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Morocco's Makhzen and the Haphazard Activists\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Jordan: Evolving Activism in a Divided Society\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Political Activism in Kuwait: Reform in Fits and Starts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. No Spring in Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Seemingly Impossible Revolution\u003cbr\u003ePostscript. From Activism to Democracy\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408113279319,"sku":"9781421413129","price":23.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421413129.jpg?v=1730501633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/taking-to-the-streets-9781421413129","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}