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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of The New York Times's 11 Books to Watch For in May"
"A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"
"Fascinating and persuasive."
---Robert F. Worth, New York Times Book Review"Feldman argues persuasively that the Arab Spring ushered in a new era, characterized by politics from below."
---Michael Doran, Wall Street Journal"[An] important new book."
---Daniel Byman, Washington Post"Ambitious and thought-provoking."
---Justin Marozzi, Sunday Times"This book is essentially a plea to take the long view of history. Feldman stresses the suffering wrought by conflict, terrorism and renewed dictatorship. But he also highlights the more inspiring aspects of the 'exercise of collective, free political action — with all the dangers of error and disaster that come with it.'"
---Michael Peel, Financial Times"Erudite."
---Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald"Feldman’s methodical and unemotional analysis of the Arab Winter that has followed the Arab Spring is a valuable aid in understanding the current state of the Middle East."
---Jim Blanchard, Winnipeg Free Press"[A] fluid account of how that spring turned into bloody winter."
---John Andrews, Project Syndicate"An engaging work. It provides a useful recap of events over the course of the Arab Spring, and offers some original and interesting insights on each of the episodes discussed. . . . It is filled with interesting and insightful observations on the case studies presented; it presents a worthwhile meditation on processes which remain far from completion, and which are of primary importance to prospects for stability and development in the Middle East and beyond."
---Jonathan Spyer, Tel Aviv Review of Books"Convincing and logical."
---Michaela Domingo, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs"Noah Feldman offers an interpretation of the meaning of the Arab spring and its aftermath in the Arab winter in his superb new book."
---Joseph Richard Preville, Informed Comment"Building on a renowned body of work on legal and political theory, Noah Feldman’s
The Arab Winter: A Tragedy deftly weaves together case studies of three presidential states, Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia to examine political self-determination during the Arab spring and subsequent Arab winter."
---Kathryn Urban, Charged Affairs
