A collection of essays examining the underlying causes of 2011's Arab uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen.The 2011 eruptions of popular discontent across the Arab world, popularly dubbed the Arab Spring, were local manifestations of a regional mass movement for democracy, freedom, and human dignity. Authoritarian regimes were either overthrown or put on notice that the old ways of oppressing their subjects would no longer be tolerated. These essays from Middle East Report—the leading source of timely reporting and insightful analysis of the region—cover events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, and Yemen. Written for a broad audience of students, policymakers, media analysts, and general readers, the collection reveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrections.“This is easily the best volume on the Arab uprisings yet published. The material is very strong and accessibly written, providing rich background on the political and economic contexts in the region prior to the uprisings as well as after the events of 2011 unfolded, based on substantive knowledge.... Ideal for students, policymakers, and general readers.” —Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts“For anyone trying to understand the processes of popular revolt and mechanisms of repression, The Arab Revolts is a good place to start.” —Anthropology of Contemporary Middle-East and Central Eurasia“This 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.” —Review of Middle East Studies“The 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.” —Against the Current

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Ufheil-Somers, Amanda,McMurray, David A.

David A. McMurray; Amanda Ufheil-Somers

Quarry Books

Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, Public cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, Bloomington, Indiana, 2013

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These Essays From Middle East Report ... Cover Events In Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, And Bahrain. Written For A Broad Audience Of Students, Policymakers, Media Analysts, And General Readers, The Collection Reveals The Underlying Causes Of The Revolts By Identifying Key Trends During The Last Two Decades Leading Up To The Recent Insurrections. -- From P. 4 Of Cover. Tunisia's Wall Has Fallen / Nadia Marzouki -- Tunisia' Post-benn Ali Challenge : A Primer / Amy Alsen Kallander -- Authoritarianism And Civil Society In Tunisia / Christopher Alexander -- Structural Adjustment And Rural Poverty In Tunisia / Stephen Juan King -- The Making Of North Africa's Intifada / Laryssa Chomiak And John P. Entelis -- Beyond Ghannouchi : Islamism In Social Change In Tunisia / Francesco Cavatorta And Rikke Hostrup Haugbølle -- The Praxis Of The Egyptian Revolution / Mona El-ghobashy -- Worlds Apart : An Egyptian Village And The International Trourism Industry / Timothy Mitchell -- Strikes In Egypt Spread From Center Of Gravity / Joel Beinin And Hossam El-hamalawy -- Striking Back At Egyptian Workers / Hersham Sallam -- Sightings Of The Egyptian Deep State / Issandr El Amrani -- Egypt's Generals And Transnational Capital / Shana Marsahll And Joshua Stacher -- No Exit : Yemen's Existential Crisis / Shiela Carapico -- The Economic Dimension Of Yemeni Unity / Sheila Carapico -- Tracing The Cracks In The Yemeni System / Sarah Phillips -- The Snake With A Thousand Heads : The Southern Cause In Yemen / Susanne Dahlgren -- Tawakkul Karman As Cause And Effect / Stacey Philbrick Yadav -- Asad's Lost Chances / Carsten Wieland -- Behind The Resilience Of The Syrian Regime / Bassam Haddad -- The Evolution Of Kurdish Politics In Syria / Christian Sinclair And Sirwan Kajjo -- Dramas Of The Authoritarian State / Donatella Della Ratta -- Beyond The Fall Of The Syrian Regime / Peter Harling And Sarah Birke -- A Revolution Paused In Bahrain / Cortni Kerr And Toby Jones -- Bahrain's Crisis Worsens / Joe Stork -- The Battle Over Family Law In Bahrain / Sandy Russell Jones -- Bahrain's Sunni Awakening / Justin Gengler -- In The Kingdom Of Tear Gas / Gregg Carlstrom. Edited By David Mcmurray And Amanda Ufheil-somers. Contains Bibliographical References And Index.

Cover 1
Title 6
Copyright 7
Contents 8
Acknowledgments 10
Introduction 14
I. Tunisia 26
1. Tunisia's Wall Has Fallen 29
2. Tunisia's Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer 37
3. Authoritarianism and Civil Society in Tunisia 45
4. Structural Adjustment and Rural Poverty in Tunisia 52
5. The Making of North Africa's Intifada 58
6. Beyond Ghannouchi: Islamism and Social Change in Tunisia 62
II. Egypt 70
7. The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution 73
8. Worlds Apart: An Egyptian Village and the International Tourism Industry 89
9. Strikes in Egypt Spread from Center of Gravity 96
10. Striking Back at Egyptian Workers 104
11. Sightings of the Egyptian Deep State 113
12. Egypt's Generals and Transnational Capital 120
III. Yemen 130
13. No Exit: Yemen's Existential Crisis 133
14. The Economic Dimension of Yemeni Unity 141
15. Tracing the Cracks in the Yemeni System 150
16. The Snake with a Thousand Heads: The Southern Cause in Yemen 157
17. Tawakkul Karman as Cause and Effect 165
IV. Syria 170
18. Asad's Lost Chances 173
19. Behind the Resilience of the Syrian Regime 182
20 The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria 190
21. Dramas of the Authoritarian State 201
22. Beyond the Fall of the Syrian Regime 209
V. Bahrain 218
23. A Revolution Paused in Bahrain 221
24. Bahrain's Crisis Worsens 228
25. The Battle Over Family Law in Bahrain 235
26. Bahrain's Sunni Awakening 245
27. In the Kingdom of Tear Gas 252
Contributors 260
Index 264
A 264
B 265
C 265
D 266
E 266
F 266
G 267
H 267
I 267
J 268
K 268
L 268
M 269
N 269
O 270
P 270
Q 270
R 270
S 270
T 271
U 272
V 272
W 272
X 272
Y 272
Z 273

"These essays from Middle East report ... cover events in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, and Bahrain. Written for a broad audience of students, policymakers, media analysts, and general readers, the collection reveals the underlying causes of the revolts by identifying key trends during the last two decades leading up to the recent insurrections."--Page 4 of cover

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