Activism in Jordan / Pénélope Larzillière ; translated by Cynthia Schoch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larzillière, Pénélope, author.

Standardized Title:

Jordanie contestataire. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Government, Resistance to--Jordan.

Government, Resistance to.

Protest movements--Jordan.

Protest movements.

Political persecution--Jordan.

Political persecution.

Islam and state--Jordan.

Islam and state.

Nationalism--Jordan.

Nationalism.

Jordan.

Physical Description:

viii, 237 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2016.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

In Jordan, between censorship, repression and election rigging, political activism is limited - despite the democratic opening glimpsed in 1989. In this important new book, Pénélope Larzillière charts the path of longstanding activists in Jordan and shows how opposition movements there have shifted from the underground to a heavily controlled public sphere. Activists discuss their motivation and commitment and the consequences their activism has had throughout their lives. Not only do these accounts highlight the general conditions for political activism in a repressive regime, they also unpack the meaning individuals attach to their political journey and chosen ideology, whether communist, nationalist, Islamist or otherwise.

Notes:

"Originally published in French by Actes Sud"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-231) and index.

ISBN:

9781783605750

1783605758

9781783605743

178360574X

OCLC:

951812664