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Author:

Lynch, Marc, 1969-

Title:

The Arab uprising : the unfinished revolutions of the new Middle East / Marc Lynch.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

PublicAffairs,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

269 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Democratization--Arab countries.
Democratization--Middle East.
Democracy--Arab countries.
Democracy--Middle East.
Protest movements--Arab countries--History--21st century.
Protest movements--Middle East--History--21st century.
Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century.
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
Protest movements--Arab countries.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-255) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The Arab uprisings -- The Arab cold war -- Building toward revolution -- A new hope -- The tidal wave -- The empire strikes back: the counterrevolution -- Intervention and civil war -- America's challenge.

Summary:

Will the Arab world's struggle for change succeed in building open societies, or will authoritarian regimes regain their grip? Lynch follows the struggles from Tunisia and Egypt to Yemen, Syria, and Libya, and to the cautious reforms of the region's monarchies, and reveals how America must adjust to the new realities.

ISBN:

1610390849
9781610390842

OCLC:

(OCoLC)744287734

LCCN:

2011042999

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

UGPF911 -- Indianola Public Library (Indianola)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)