The new Middle East : protest and revolution in the Arab World / edited by Fawaz A. Gerges.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gerges, Fawaz A., 1958- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Spring, 2010-.

Protest movements--Middle East--History--21st century.

Protest movements.

Economic conditions.

Middle East.

History.

Protest movements--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Arab countries.

Middle East--Economic conditions--21st century.

Arab countries--Economic conditions--21st century.

Revolutions--Middle East--History--21st century.

Revolutions.

Revolutions--Arab countries--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

xviii, 502 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Summary:

"The New Middle East is one of the first comprehensive books written by prominent scholars of the region and of comparative politics to critically examine the Arab popular uprisings of 2011-2012. While these uprisings prompted a number of cursory publications, this volume contains meticulous and thoughtful reflections on the causes, drivers and effects of these seminal events on the internal, regional and international politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Although specific conditions in individual countries that have experienced large-scale popular mobilizations are investigated, they are neither treated in isolation nor separated from broader developments in the region. Instead, the authors highlight connections between individual case studies and systemic conditions throughout the Arab arena. These include the crisis of political authority, the failure of economic development, and new genres of mobilization and activism, especially communication technology and youth movements. The careful analysis and reflection on the prospects for democratic change in the region ensures the book will have both an immediate and enduring appeal"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction: a rupture / Fawaz A. Gerges

Pt. I: Context and causes

2. Authoritarian legacies and regime change: towards understanding political transition in the Arab world / Lisa Anderson

3. Egypt's modern revolutions and the fall of Mubarak / Juan Cole

4. A depressive pre-Arab uprisings economic performance / Ali Kadri

5. Bread and olive oil: the agrarian roots of the Arab uprisings / Rami Zurayk and Anne Gough

Pt. II: Thematic and comparative aspects

6. The politics of resistance and the Arab uprisings / Charles Tripp

7. Egypt's 25 January uprising, hegemonic contestation, and the explosion of the poor / John Chalcraft

8. The military amidst uprisings and transitions in the Arab world / Philippe Droz-Vincent

9. Women, democracy and dictatorship in the context of the Arab uprisings / Sami Zubaida

10. Dangers and demon(izer)s of democratization in Egypt: through an Indonesian glass, darkly / John T. Sidel

Pt. III: Countries in turmoil

11. Egypt and Tunisia: from the revolutionary overthrow of dictatorships to the struggle to establish a new constitutional order / Roger Owen

12. Arab nationalism, Islamism and the Arab uprisings / Sadik Al-Azm

13. Yemen: revolution suspended? / Gabriele vom Bruck, Atiaf Alwazir and Benjamin Wiacek

14. Libya in transition: from Jamahiriya to Jumhūriyyah? / Karim Mezran

15. Bahrain's uprising: domestic implications and regional and international perspectives / Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

Pt. IV: Regional and international implications

16. Saudi internal dilemmas and regional responses to the Arab uprisings / Madawi Al-Rasheed

17. Israel, Palestine, and the Arab uprisings / Avi Shlaim

18. Turkey and Iran in the era of the Arab uprisings / Mohammed Ayoob

19. U.S. policy and the Arab revolutions of 2011 / William B. Quandt

20. Europe and the Arab uprisings: the irrelevant power? / Federica Bicchi

21. Conclusion: rebellious citizens and resilient authoritarians / Valerie Bunce

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107028630

1107028639

9781107616882

1107616883

OCLC:

849641346