A very lighthearted book that walks you through the egyptian revolution of 2011 written by someone who was an important figure during the revolution and in arab television. The book urges a rethinking of major categories in political, legal, and constitutional theory in light of the arab spring. The story of the revolutionary zeal that swept the arab nations in 2011 and an assessment of what the uprisings have achieved to date sparked by the protest of a single vegetable seller in tunisia, the flame of revolutionary passion swept across the arab world in what has come to be called the arab spring of 2011. Spontaneous, unforeseen and contagious, the uprisings of the arab spring took everyone participants included by surprise. Arab spring, wave of prodemocracy protests and uprisings that took place in the middle east and north africa beginning in 2010 and 2011, challenging some of the regions entrenched authoritarian regimes. The best books on origins of the arab uprising five books expert. Art and the arab spring cambridge university press. Thanks to his exceptional knowledge of the middle east, filiu has been able to grasp the meaning of this revolution and make it comprehensible for a wide readership. Revolution, counter revolution and the making of a new era, lin noueihed and alex warren devote a large portion of their book to study the reasons, developments and. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. Arab spring in egypt is a modern history study that brings much greater understanding to light about the views of modern arab people and the future they see for their country. The wave of initial revolutions and protests faded by mid2012, as many arab spring demonstrations met. The collapse in february 2011 of the regime in the regions most populous country, egypt, led to key questions of why, how, and with what consequences did this occur.
I assigned this book to a class on revolutions, just to see if we could find the threads that all social, political, and economic upheavals of this nature reveal. Arab spring revolution libguides at washington county. Dec 10, 2020 this book sheds light on the growing phenomenon of cyberactivism in the arab world, with a special focus on the egyptian political blogosphere and its role in paving the way to democratization and sociopolitical change in egypt, which culminated in egypts historical popular revolution on jan. The purpose of this book is to provide an over view of the different revolution in in arab countries, it also confirms the effectiveness of democracy reached in tunisia, egypt, morocco, and jordan after the arab spring. Rebellion, revolution and a new world order as want to read.
Revolution, counter revolution and the making of a new era. The best books on origins of the arab uprising 1 life as politics by asef bayat 2 algeria by martin evans and john phillips 3 rethinking islamist politics by salwa. The author addresses these issues by providing a microlevel analysis of amityenmity patterns, power distribution and external power interests. Arab spring in egypt, revolution or chaos addresses the conditions in egypt before and after the january 2011 revolution. What the arab spring can teach us about americas populist. The arab spring belied arab exceptionalism, widely assumed to be the natural state of stagnation in the arab world amid global change and progress. During the arab spring, people created pages on facebook to raise awareness about alleged crimes against humanity, such as police brutality in the egyptian revolution see wael ghonim and death of khaled mohamed saeed. At a time when the arab spring has raised hopes for democratic development in the middle east, mitchells account of the color revolutions serves as a valuable reminder of the dangers of confusing dramatic moments with lasting democratic breakthroughs. It was shaped by a series of civilian protests of resistance continue reading. Sparked by the protest of a single vegetable seller in tunisia, the flame of revolutionary passion swept across the arab world in what has come to be called the arab spring of 2011. Titles about revolution, in arabic and in english, have also dominated prime bookstore shelf space. In his book revolution without revolutionaries, asef bayat attempts to outline the evolution and subsequent devolution of the iranian revolution, in an attempt to outline the necessary tenants of a successful revolut against a certain system.
In his 1993 sociological study of the arab societies, culture and state, barakat stated confidently that one should expect the first arab popular revolution to take place in egypt or tunisia. The arab spring has not only been a political, social, and economic revolution. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and. Jan 14, 2021 the story of how the arab world erupted in revolution, as a new generation used the internet and social media to try to overthrow their hated leaders. Not all these major problems are due to the revolution, but are problems that have plagued the egyptian society for long time. Legitimacy and constitutionalism after the arab spring. Paused youre listening to a sample of the audible audio edition. This book is an important contribution to the debate surrounding the arab spring. The meme of the arab spring is characterised by bottomup change, or the lack. In tunisia and the wider arab world, the protests and change in government are called the revolution or sometimes the sidi bouzid revolt, the name being derived from sidi bouzid, the city where the initial protests began. This book offers an incisive narrative of the arab spring uprisings. The social media myth about the arab spring arab spring. In his book about the arab spring, the wellknown middle east expert and journalist michael luders criticises the wests onedimensional view of the historic events that have shaken the arab world over the past year. Jeanpierre filius book provides a remarkable, indepth analysis of the arab spring, putting it in perspective and exploring its longterm consequences.
The wave of protest that toppled the status quo and the struggle for a new middle east hardcover. A respected commentator on middle eastern politics, ibrahim fraihat compares three countries grappling with political transitions in the wake of the arab spring. The author identifies the actors and dynamics of the revolutionary process. In this informed and accessible book, lin noueihed and alex warren explain the economic and political roots of the arab spring, assess what has been. Ten years on, the arab springs biggest winner is israel. When he is not blogging, writing or working in a book shop, mohamed studies english literature and creative writing at london university. The book is so rich, careful and systematic in making its case that i expect it to define a new paradigm regarding the nature of revolution itself. The authors discuss the history of discontent in the various countries, which i thought was valuable, since it provided insight into what provoked the unrest.
In the midst of the revolution, hessler often traveled to digs at amarna and abydos, where locals live beside the tombs of kings and courtiers, a landscape that they call simply almadfuna. If you want to know how the current state of turmoil came about in the mid east, check out this book. He tells us his role during the revolution and the many things that the government did during it. I was terribly wrong writers look back at the arab spring.
Paying particular attention to works from the tunisian revolution of 2011, this book examines a diverse body of art including photography, sculpture, graffiti. Purchase the future of the arab spring 1st edition. In time, it will prove to be an excellent reference for anyone studying the arab world and the history of the arab revolution 20112014. Revolution without revolutionaries is both a history of the arab spring and a history of revolution writ broadly. Jan 23, 2016 the uss interests, israel and oil, were thus preserved, and the major pan arab revolution s of 2011 turned into a series of civil conflicts with varying degrees of devastation. For instance, we had known for decades how brittle most regimes in the middle east were, yet some erupted in the arab spring in 2011 and others did not. The wave began when protests in tunisia and egypt toppled their regimes in quick succession, inspiring similar attempts in other arab countries. Revolution, counter revolution and the making of a new era 363. From humorous slogans to revolutionary songs and poems, art and culture have brought people together, amplified voices, and spread the revolutions message to a wider audience. In the western media, these events have been dubbed the jasmine revolution or jasmine spring, after tunisias national flower and in keeping with the geopolitical. The tunisian revolution also known as the jasmine revolution, was the movement that began the arab spring of 2010.
Sep 01, 2012 american university in cairo press, sep 1, 2012 political science 384 pages. He gives context, and the author shows how it conforms to us wilsonian democracy tactics leading to subversion. When the military turned against mubarak, so too did the revolt, from outbursts of protest to full on revolution. In this landmark book, hamid dabashi argues that the revolutionary uprisings that have engulfed multiple countries and political climes from morocco to iran and from syria to yemen, were driven by a delayed defiance a point of rebellion against domestic tyranny and globalized disempowerment alike that signifies no less than the end of postcolonialism. How an egyptian revolution began on facebook the new york times. On the language of revolution ten years after the arab spring. The tunisian revolution, also called the jasmine revolution, was an intensive 28day campaign of civil resistance.
The book is a novel and comprehensive examination of the constitutional order that preceded and followed the arab spring in egypt, tunisia. Feb 05, 20 from arab spring to global revolution in an excerpt from his book why its still kicking off everywhere, paul mason argues that a global protest movement, based on social networks, is here to stay. Arab spring revolutions follow game plan from 1993 book voice. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Taking the arab spring as its case study, this book explores the role of law and constitutions during societal upheavals, and critically evaluates the different trajectories they could follow in a revolutionary setting. The arab spring is enormously enlightening and original, a landmark work of a political and historical convulsion of immense proportion and significance. Your length of stay cannot be longer than 0 nights. Egypts revolution remembered a decade on ahead of the 10th anniversary of egypts 2011 revolution, mee speaks with egyptian journalist and activist hossam elhamalawy, who. Aug 01, 2017 in this book, noted author asef bayatwhose life as politics anticipated the arab spring uncovers why this occurred, and what made these uprisings so distinct from those that came before.
Arab spring, libyan winter, however, seems to take the better part of such articles their ability to respond immediately to current events, such as the recent tumultuous year in the middle east and add the kind of detailed analysis that you can only get in monograph form. I was terribly wrong writers look back at the arab. Mar 22, 2017 and third, what are the implications of the libyan revolution and the nato intervention on regional security and on the security subcomplexes of the middle east in the post arab spring era. Feb 19, 2012 what ghonims book makes clear, however, is that revolution begins with the self. To read some of their works and of other libyan authors, all published in english translation in banipal 40. The wave of protest that toppled the status quo and the struggle for a new middle east hardcover by. The 226 page book inside the arab revolution is published by lannoo campus. From the author of the book that uniquely predicted the egyptian revolution, a new message about the middle east. Dec 31, 2017 it is tempting, and usually fair, to assume people act rationally, but leaders, groups, mobs, and masses can behave very differentlyand unexpectedlyunder similar circumstances. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the arab spring.
Nimer sultany on thursday, october the 15th, 2020, the institute of law held an online discussion session about the book law and revolution. It urges a rethinking of major categories in political, legal, and constitutional theory in light of the arab spring. May 28, 2016 robert worths new book on the arab spring, a rage for order, takes us through each countrys revolution, examining what sparked it, what life was like before and during the revolt, and the. His books include the clash of barbarisms, translated into thirteen languag. Your institution does not have access to this book on jstor. And yet few revolutionary titles have appeared for children. Protests in libya began on 15 february, 2011 in front of benghazis police headquarters following the arrest of a human rights attorney who represented the relatives of more than 1,000 prisoners allegedly massacred by security forces in tripolis abu salim jail in 1996. Mar 16, 2021 the literature foretells that the arab spring would not be so simple as we perhaps a little irrationally had hoped. Oct 30, 2015 the arab spring will offer new insights to scholars, researchers and students of law and the political sciences, in particular those focusing on theories of revolution, democracy, constitutional law, islamic constitutionalism and legal theory. Post revolution states often find that once a transition process begins, challenges can arise, such as political polarization and the threat of civil war.
The arab revolution provides a brief but accessible historical overview to the recent events in the middle east. The people want a radical exploration of the arab uprising. The popular uprisings in the middle east, which began at the end of last year. In the arab revolution, jeanpierre filiu offers a concise but sweeping account of the earthshattering revolts that began in tunis and continue today throughout the middle east. In many countries in the middle east and this is changing in the wake of the arab spring but for a long time, censorship of books and film was a very big deal. At the time of writing, the arab spring has seen the collapse of four heads of the regions authoritarian regimes. Mar 25, 2021 death is hard work by khaled khalifa, translated by leri price. Mar 11, 2012 at this years cairo international book fair, the most soughtafter books were those about arab revolutions. I was terribly wrong writers look back at the arab spring five years. In this book, noted author asef bayatwhose life as politics. This pioneering explanation of the arab spring will define a new era of thinking about the middle east. Rebellion, revolution, and a new world order ebook written by toby manhire.
A subscription is required to access the full text content of this book. Please adjust the number of travellers for your search. The people want by gilbert achcar paperback university of. After the revolution, major problems are facing egypt. Apr 03, 2012 the western world was quick to celebrate the success of new media, and the idea of the arab spring as a facebook revolution spread as fast as the tweets.
The jon stewart of egypt describes his role in the arab spring and his view of its tragic failure, as egypt went from hope to hypocritical religious dictatorship to a secular military dictatorship that was even worse and even more absurd. The revolutions that began to sweep across countries in north africa and the middle east in december 2010 like other revolutions in diverse modern historical contexts have often been articulated, internally and externally, in black and white terms of success or failure, liberation or. Where are the childrens books about the arab spring. This is a literature that testifies to colonization and wars of independence, that warns against totalitarianism and sectarian divides, that bears witness to civil wars and occupations and everything in between. The battle for the arab spring by lin noueihed and alex warren is a highly worthwhile read for a clear analysis of the discontent that fed the popular uprisings and what the aftermath might bring to the arab world. Very few analysts of the arab societies foresaw a mass movement on such a scale that might threaten the existing order.
The term arab spring, while controversial, has come to represent the events that have rocked this region since the beginning of 2011. In this book, noted author asef bayatwhose life as politics anticipated the arab springuncovers why this occurred, and what made these uprisings so distinct. Ben alis in tunisia on 17 january, mubaraks in egypt on 11 february, qadhafis in libya on 23 august, and saleh in yemen. Legitimacy and constitutionalism after the arab spring through the online platform, zoom.
Introduction the purpose of this book is to provide an over view of the different revolution in in arab countries, it also confirms the effectiveness of democracy reached in tunisia, egypt, morocco, and jordan after the arab spring. The future of the arab spring 1st edition elsevier. How an egyptian revolution began on facebook the new. The optimistic take on the arab revolution, though, is that the coups and. The revolution in literature and film the home that was our country. Beginning in tunisia, and spreading to as many as seventeen arab countries, the street protests of the. We are only able to book between 1 and 0 travellers. Moreover, it provides an overview of the different dichotomies present in arab. If you read only one book about the uprisings sweeping the arab world, it should be this one. When popular revolutions erupted in tunisia and egypt, the west assumed that democracy and pluralism would triumph. Ln crisp, clean, unread book with very light shelfwearedgewear, may have a remainder mark great standardsized. A finalist for the national book awards, this novel is set during the civil war that followed the failure of the arab spring uprisings in syria, which has resulted in immeasurable violence and one of the most severe humanitarian crises of our time. In the first of this twopart series, mishal husain charts events in tunisia and egypt by meeting those who led the revolts and showing the unique footage they shot.
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