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Author:

Bisharah, Marwan.

Title:

The invisible Arab : the promise and peril of the Arab revolutions / Marwan Bishara.

Edition:

Pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Nation Books,

Copyright Date:

2013, c2012

Description:

xiii, 284 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Arabs--Political activity--Middle East.
Social change--Middle East--21st century.
Protest movements--Arab countries.
Arab countries--Politics and government--21st century.
Middle East--Politics and government--21st century.
Middle East--History--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-257) and index. Hardcover edition first published in 2012. Paperback edition published in 2013 with a postscript (p. 261-274). "Fully updated" -- From cover.

Contents:

20/20 vision -- L'Ancien R�egime -- The miracle generation -- Rude awakening -- Regional power vs. people power -- The West: interests over values -- Arabism and identity -- Islamists and democracy -- The visible Arab -- Postscript to the paperback edition.

Summary:

This book is an analysis of the dynamics behind the revolutions in the Middle East, revolutions that blind-sided many in the West who previously understood the Arab world only through the prisms of oil, terrorism, or Israel. It shows how the protest movements evolved, what has gone right, and how the experience of Syria shows how thngs can go wrong. The author argues that the success of the Arab Spring lies in how freedom and justice are realized, and whether fledgling governments and movements can reconcile and accommodate nationalism and Islam with democracy.

ISBN:

9781568589749 (pbk.)
1568589743 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)823712594

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)