The Arab spring : the end of postcolonialism / Hamid Dabashi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arab Spring, 2010-.

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

Revolutions.

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

Protest movements.

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

Arab countries.

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

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This pioneering explanation of the Arab Spring will define a new era of thinking about the Middle East. In this landmark book, Hamid Dabashi argues that the uprisings occurring from Morocco to Iran and from Syria to Yemen have been driven by a delayed defiance that signifies no less than the end of postcolonialism. As he brilliantly explains, the permanent revolutionary mood has the potential to liberate not only those societies already ignited but ultimately many others as well.

Contents:

1. Decentering the world: how the Arab Spring unfolded

2. Towards a liberation geography

3. A new language of revolt

4. Discovering a new world

5. From the Green Movement to the Jasmine Revolution

6. The center cannot hold

7. The end of postcolonialism

8. Race, gender, and class in transnational revolutions

9. Libya: the crucible and the politics of space

10. Delayed defiance

Conclusion: the people demand the overthrow of the regime.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613558312

9781350222946

1350222941

9781780322261

1780322267

9781280380402

1280380403

9781780322254

1780322259

OCLC:

793511277