The invisible Arab : the promise and peril of the Arab revolutions /

The invisible Arab : the promise and peril of the Arab revolutions /

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This book is an analysis of the dynamics behind the revolutions in the Middle East, revolutions that blind-sided many in the West who previously understood the Arab world only through the prisms of oil, terrorism or Israel. It shows how the protest movements evolved, what has gone right and how the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bishārah, Marwān
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nation Books, 2013
Edition:Pbk. ed.
Subjects:
Arabs > Political activity > Middle East.
Social change > Middle East > 21st century.
Protest movements > Arab countries.
Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century.
Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century.
Middle East > History > 21st century.
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Table of Contents:
  • 20/20 vision
  • L'Ancien Régime
  • The miracle generation
  • Rude awakening
  • Regional power vs. people power
  • The West: interests over values
  • Arabism and identity
  • Islamists and democracy
  • The visible Arab
  • Postscript to the paperback edition.