Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring
Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Repression
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2018
384 pages
978-1-78672-319-2 (ISBN)
Description
Through detailed exploration of events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen, Sean Burns here breaks down the concept of professionalism within the armed forces into its component parts and demonstrates how variation in military structures determines their behaviour. In so doing, and by emphasising historical context and drawing on a wide range of political science theory, Burns sheds fresh light onto the ways in which military structure affects the potential for democratic transition or the course of civil war. With this book he presented a wide-ranging study of the Middle East which provides key tools to understanding the opportunities for democratisation, both during the Arab Spring and beyond, and which is therefore essential reading for anyone working on the Middle East, popular uprisings and the politics of repression.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-78672-319-2 (9781786723192)
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Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring
Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Repression
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Person
Sean Burns received his PhD from Northwestern University in Illinois and is currently aVisiting Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary. He has previously published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences internationally on military structures and many other areas of Middle East politics.
Content
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Men with Guns
Chapter 3 - Iran: A Sultanistic Military
Chapter 4 - Tunisia: A Professional Military
Chapter 5 - Egypt: An Institutionalized/Corporate Military
Chapter 6 - Bahrain: A Ruler/Mercenary Military
Chapter 7 - Libya: A Factionalized Military
Chapter 8 - Syria: A Factionalized Military
Chapter 9 - Yemen: A Factional Military
Chapter 10 - Extensions and Complications
Bibliography
Chapter 2 - The Men with Guns
Chapter 3 - Iran: A Sultanistic Military
Chapter 4 - Tunisia: A Professional Military
Chapter 5 - Egypt: An Institutionalized/Corporate Military
Chapter 6 - Bahrain: A Ruler/Mercenary Military
Chapter 7 - Libya: A Factionalized Military
Chapter 8 - Syria: A Factionalized Military
Chapter 9 - Yemen: A Factional Military
Chapter 10 - Extensions and Complications
Bibliography
