The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know

Oxford University Press , Oxford, 2012. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 185 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Very minimal markings. Book never shelved.. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, The Arab Uprisings explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East. Historian James Gelvin begins with an overview--What sparked the Arab uprisings? Where did the demands for democracy and human rights come from? How appropriate is the phrase Arab Spring?--before turning to specific countries around the region. He looks at such topics as the role of youth, labor, and religious groups in Tunisia and Egypt and discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. Exploring the uprisings in Libya and Yemen, Gelvin explains why these two states are considered weak, why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there, and why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Middle East History; Current Affairs ; Modern; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780199891771. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10438. . 9780199891771