The Arab Spring
Change and Resistance in the Middle East
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-8133-4819-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Arab Spring unexpectedly developed in late 2010 with peaceful protests in a number of Arab countries against long-standing, entrenched regimes, and rapid political change across the region ensued. The Arab Spring: Change and Resistance in the Middle East examines these revolutions and their aftermath. Noted authorities writing specifically for this volume contribute chapters focusing on countries directly or indirectly involved, illuminating the immediate and long-term impacts of the revolutions in the region and throughout the world. A thoughtful concluding chapter ties together key themes, while also delineating persistent myths and misinterpretations. This is an essential volume for students and scholars of the Middle East, as well as anyone seeking a fuller understanding of region and what may lie ahead.
Reviews / Votes
"The best general book on the Arab Spring so far. Covers all the ground. Makes all the necessary distinctions between the popular uprisings. And draws many useful lessons." -Roger Owen, Harvard University "This collection is the most comprehensive to appear since the 'Arab Spring' erupted at the end of 2010. Part I includes contributions on Tunisia, Egypt and Libya that completed revolutions, Syria that is still undergoing one, and Saudi Arabia and Jordan that have so far managed to avoid them. Part II concentrates on the regional and international responses to the 'Arab Spring'. The collection is bookended by the editors' thoughtful introductory chapter framing the topic and a perceptive concluding chapter by the historian James Gelvin. This book is highly recommended." -Philip S. Khoury, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-4819-3 (9780813348193)
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Persons
Mark L. Haas is associate professor in the Political Science Department and the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Clash of Ideologies and The Ideological Origins of Great Power Politics, 1789--1989, and coeditor of The Middle East and the United States (Westview Press). David W. Lesch is professor of Middle East history and chair of the History Department at Trinity University. Dr. Lesch is the author of several books, including Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad and The New Lion of Damascus, and coeditor of The Middle East and the United States (Westview Press).
Content
Introduction Mark L. Haas and David W. Lesch PART I: SPRING IN THE ARAB WORLD 1 From Sidi Bou Zid to Sidi Bou Said: A Longue Duree Approach to the Tunisian Revolutions Julia Clancy-Smith 2 Egypt: The Origins and Concepts of the January 25th Uprising Bruce Rutherford 3 The Arab Spring: Libya's Second Revolution Mary-Jane Deeb 4 The Uprising that Wasn't Supposed to Happen: Syria and the Arab Spring David W. Lesch 5 Oil, Saudi Arabia, and the Spring That Has Not Come Steve A. Yetiv 6 Jordan and the Arab Spring Curtis Ryan PART II: THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT OF THE ARAB SPRING 7 The Gift and The Curse: Iran and the Arab Spring Reza Marashi and Trita Parsi 8 Turkey and the Arab Spring: Ideological Promotion in a Revolutionary Era Mark L. Haas 9 Israel and the Arab Spring: The Victory of Anxiety Ilan Peleg 10 Russia and the Arab Spring: A Preliminary Appraisal Robert O. Freedman 11 Same Old Story? Obama and the Arab Uprisings Jeremy Pressman 12 Conclusion: The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational James Gelvin