The battle for the Arab Spring : revolution, counter-revolution and the making of a new era /

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Author / Creator:	Noueihed, Lin.
Imprint:	New Haven : Yale University Press, c2012.
Description:	ix, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Arab Spring (2010- ) Arab Spring, 2010- Democracy. Politics and government. Protest movements. Revolutions. Democracy -- Arab countries. Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century. Arab countries. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8922467

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Other authors / contributors:	Warren, Alex.
ISBN:	9780300180862 (cl : alk. paper) 0300180861 (cl : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.

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Noueihed and Warren have firsthand experience with the extremely topical subject they covered in this volume: the Arab Spring. Noueihed was a Reuters correspondent in the Middle East for ten years, and Warren is a director of Frontier, a consultancy focused on this region; since 2009, his work has been primarily associated with Libya. This research offers an analysis of the overall roots of the turmoil that got underway in a number of the Arab countries in spring 2011. Then it looks into developments in individual Arab nations involved in this process: Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and Syria. The volume compares the Arab Spring with a number of critical events in world history, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and the European Revolutions of 1848. At the end of the book, the authors provide their view on the future of the Arab world. They conclude that there will be many dramatic events in the region, including possible revolution in Saudi Arabia. This book is recommended to all readers interested in the Arab world, comparative government, and international relations. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above. Y. Polsky West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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The battle for the Arab Spring : revolution, counter-revolution and the making of a new era /

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