{"product_id":"the-arab-revolts-dispatches-on-militant-democracy-in-the-middle-east-public-cultures-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9780253009753","title":"The Arab Revolts Dispatches on Militant Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]he contributors to The Arab Revolts . . . do an excellent job of filling in some of the gaps in Western media coverage, going beyond the dominant narrative of spontaneous youthful protests, aided by the use of social media, to show a foundation of protest built over decades. . . . This is not a book written by academics for academics, but rather serves as an introduction to readers from any background. The articles are generally free from convoluted jargon or theoretical frameworks that could otherwise limit potential readership. The authors tackle complex problems, but present them in a way that is useful for scholars, teachers, students, and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Empire *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors of this exceptionally well-conceptualized collection have chosen writings that complement each other well. Each section begins with the present-day situation, and the subsequent essays describe the historical background of mass protests. At the end of each section is a writing that connects the historical themes back to the modern protest movements.\u003c\/p\u003e * Against the Current *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis excellent collection of articles from Middle East Report provides an unusually deep and wide analysis of the phenomena collectively known as the Arab Spring. . . . The articles are well written and accessible to students, as well as to general readers, and hold much interest to specialists in Middle East politics as well.\u003c\/p\u003e * Review of Middle East Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone trying to understand the processes of popular revolt and mechanisms of repression, \u003ci\u003eThe Arab Revolts \u003c\/i\u003eis a good place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e * Anthropology of Contemporary Middle-East and Central Eurasia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e1. Tunisia's Wall Has Fallen Nadia Marzouki\u003cbr\u003e2. Tunisia's Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer Amy Aisen Kallander\u003cbr\u003e3. Authoritarianism and Civil Society in Tunisia: Back from the Democratic Brink Christopher Alexander\u003cbr\u003e4. Structural Adjustment and Rural Poverty in Tunisia Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e5. The Making of North Africa's Intifadas Laryssa Chomiak and John P. Entelis\u003cbr\u003e6. Beyond Ghannouchi: Social Change and Islamism in Tunisia Francesco Cavatorta and Rikke Hostrup Haugbolle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eII. Egypt\u003cbr\u003e7. The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution Mona El-Ghobashy\u003cbr\u003e8. Worlds Apart: An Egyptian Village and the International Tourism Industry Timothy Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e9. Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity Joel Beinin and Hossam El-Hamalawy\u003cbr\u003e10. Striking Back at Egyptian Workers Hesham Sallam\u003cbr\u003e11. Sightings of the Egyptian Deep State Issandr El Amrani\u003cbr\u003e12. Egypt's Generals and Transnational Capital Shana Marshall and Joshua Stacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIII. Yemen\u003cbr\u003e13. No Exit: Yemen's Existential Crisis Sheila Carapico\u003cbr\u003e14. The Economic Dimension of Yemeni Unity Sheila Carapico\u003cbr\u003e15. Cracks in the Yemeni System Sarah Phillips\u003cbr\u003e16. The Snake with a Thousand Heads: The Southern Cause in Yemen Susanne Dahlgren\u003cbr\u003e17. Tawakkul Karman as Cause and Effect Stacey Philbrick Yadav\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIV. Syria\u003cbr\u003e18. Asad's Lost Chances Carsten Wieland\u003cbr\u003e19. The Resilience of the Syrian Regime Bassam Haddad\u003cbr\u003e20. The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria Christian Sinclair and Sirwan Kajjo\u003cbr\u003e21. Dramas of the Authoritarian State Donatella Della Ratta\u003cbr\u003e22. Beyond the Fall of the Syrian Regime Peter Harling and Sarah Birke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eV: Bahrain\u003cbr\u003e23. A Revolution Paused in Bahrain Cortni Kerr and Toby Jones\u003cbr\u003e24. Bahrain's Crisis Worsens Joe Stork\u003cbr\u003e25. The Battle Over Family Law in Bahrain Sandy Russell Jones\u003cbr\u003e26. Bahrain's Sunni Awakening Justin Gengler\u003cbr\u003e27. In the Kingdom of Teargas Gregg Carlstrom\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400535712087,"sku":"9780253009753","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253009753.jpg?v=1730470920","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-arab-revolts-dispatches-on-militant-democracy-in-the-middle-east-public-cultures-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-9780253009753","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}