The Arab revolution : ten lessons from the democratic uprising / Jean-Pierre Filiu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Filiu, Jean-Pierre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization--Arab countries.

Democratization.

Democratization--Middle East.

Democracy--Arab countries.

Democracy.

Democracy--Middle East.

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

Protest movements.

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

Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century.

Arab countries.

Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When Mohammad Bouazizi sets himself on fire on December 17, 2010, he started a series of extraordinary events that spread across the Middle East with stunning rapidity. In less than a month, President Ben Ali fled Tunisia, ending a twenty-three year regime. Shortly thereafter, on 11 February 2011, President Mubarak of Egypt stepped down after nearly thirty years in power. In The Arab Revolution, Jean-Pierre Filiu offers a concise but sweeping account of the earth-shattering revolts that began in Tunis and continue today throughout the Middle East. Stressing the deep historical roots of the eve

Contents:

Arabs are no exception

Muslims are not only Muslims

Anger is power for the younger

Social networks work

Leaderless movements can win

The alternative to democracy is chaos

Islamists must choose

Jihadis could become obsolete

Palestine is still the mantra

No domino effect in the renaissance

Appendices: Lyrics of "Mister president" by el-General (Sfax, December 2010)

Manifesto of the Gaza youth (14 december 2010)

Message of the April 6th Movement

(Cairo, 15 January 2011)

Comments by Sheikh Salman al-Awda

(Riyadh, 7 February 2011)

Communique of the Revolutionary Youth

(Cairo, 12 February 2011)

Charter of the National Transitional Council

(Benghazi, 2 March 2011)

Statement of the Syrian local coordination committees

(22 April 2011).

Notes:

"First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by C. Hurst & Co."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-42784-2

9786613427847

0-19-989830-8

OCLC:

763156952