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The Arab Uprisings : What Everyone Needs to Know

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In an engaging question-and-answer format, this book explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East since late 2010. Author begins with an overview before turning to specific countries around the region. He looks at such topics as the role of youth, labor, and religious groups in Tunisia and Egypt, and discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. Exploring the uprisings in Libya and Yemen, author explains why these two states are considered “weak”, why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there, and why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. Author compares two cases that defied expectations: Algeria, which experts assumed would experience a major upheaval after Egypt's, and Syria, which experts failed to foresee. He then looks at the monarchies of Morocco, Jordan, and the Gulf, exploring the commonalities and differences of protest movements in each. The final chapter discusses the implications of the uprisings.

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956.054 GEL a

Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press., 2012

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xii, 185 p. ; 21 cm.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780199891771

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956.054

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Protest movements-Arab countries-History-21st cent
Protest movements-Middle East-History-21st century
Arab countries-Politics and government-21st centur
Middle East-Politics and government-21st century
Protest movements-Middle East

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