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Author Noueihed, Lin, author.

Title The battle for the Arab Spring : revolution, counter-revolution and the making of a new era / Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012]
©2012

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 Axe Kansas Collection Harmon  909.0974927 N85b 2012    ---  Lib Use Only
Description ix, 350 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-338) and index.
Contents pt. I, The roots of rage: -- An Arab malaise -- Bread, oil and jobs -- The media revolution -- pt. II, The battlegrounds: -- Tunisia's jasmine revolution -- Egypt: the pharaoh falls -- Bahrain: an island divided -- Libya's revolution from above -- Disintegrating Yemen -- The struggle for Syria -- pt. III, The new Arab politics: -- The kings' dilemma -- The Islamist resurgence -- Embracing the void.
Summary "The Arab Spring of 2011 unleashed a torrent of hope, change -- and conflict. A year on, the excitement of new freedoms has given way to a complex picture ranging from gradual democratization to vicious repression, and a mounting frustration that, despite transformations in the political sphere, the daily lives of most people in the region have yet to see an improvement. With the aid of first-hand reporting, Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren analyze the extraordinary repercussions of early 2011 and uncover the competing forces vying for dominance in the region. As secular parties have failed to take advantage of the new opportunities, Islamists (some apparently moderate, some less so) have surged to the fore, offering a focus on honesty, justice and conservative values which appeals to ordinary people tired of years of corruption and repression. Meanwhile, the authoritarian regimes who controlled the region for decades have in most cases yet to release their grip -- whether in the form of Syria's attempts to quash rebellion or the subtler machinations of the Egyptian military. Less reported has been the Saudi role in suppressing popular protest in Bahrain, tacitly supported by Western powers who at the same time poured resources into ending Gaddafi's reign in Libya. As tensions mount and the global economic situation worsens, Noueihed and Warren ask: where next for the Arab world?"--Jacket.
Subject Arab Spring, 2010-
Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Revolutions -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century.
Protest movements -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century.
Democracy -- Arab countries.
Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Protest movements. (OCoLC)fst01079826
Revolutions. (OCoLC)fst01096737
Arab countries. (OCoLC)fst01240128
Arab Spring (2010-) (OCoLC)fst01896290
Chronological Term Since 2000
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Warren, Alex.
ISBN 9780300180862 (cl ; alk. paper)
0300180861 (cl ; alk. paper)

 
    
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