Barack obama, the arab spring and a series of unforeseen. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. In december 2010, protests began against the autocratic government in the northern african country of tunisia. The book s violence and sense of political urgency is. Five years after the arab spring, most middle eastern countries have either devolved into chaos or restored autocracy in a bid for stability at the expense of regions burgeoning desire for freedom. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. A postarab spring journey through the turbulent new middle. The long and winding road to democracy is a culmination of several years work, starting from the beginnings of the egyptian revolution.
Beginning in tunisia, and spreading to as many as seventeen arab countries, the. In mubaraks legacy, egyptians see the failings of the arab spring the death of hosni mubarak underscored how egyptian hopes for democracy following his ouster in 2011 have been crushed under. In mubaraks legacy, egyptians see the failings of the. Turkey, iraq, qatar, jordan, egypt, and tunisia culbertson, shelly on. The ghosts of the arab spring haunt egypt s sham election. A reading list five years ago the middle east and north africa was electrified by unprecedented popular protests that heralded the start of the arab spring. The arab spring demonstrated that public opinion can powerfully affect the regions political life. Literature after the arab spring middle east institute. The arab spring s aftermath, in 7 minutes whats been happening in libya, syria, egypt, yemen, bahrain, and tunisia over the past five years. Revolution and beyond and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Noted authorities writing specifically for this volume. Pdf egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a.
Egypt, bahrain, kuwait, libya, yemen, algeria, jordan, morocco and saudi arabia. The protests in tunisia soon spread to egypt, under the rule of longtime president hosni mubarak. And yet few revolutionary titles have appeared for. It calls on revolutionary and reformist forces to give special attention to issues related to arab women, as they are an indispensable pillar in the process.
Beginning in tunisia popular movements swept regimes from power in tunisia, egypt, and libya and threatened to overthrow ruling elites across the region. Take mona princes revolution is my name, an eyewitness account of the first 18 days of protests. 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. Arab spring comes later in sudan and algeria reuters. The arab spring refers to a period of protests beginning on december 18, 2010 in tunisia, which quickly spread to numerous other arab nations and resulted in regime change in tunisia, libya, egypt, and yemen, and repression andor violence in syria, bahrain, sudan, and elsewhere. Where are the childrens books about the arab spring.
The tumult of the arab spring also showed autocratic governmentsand the rest of the worldthat millions of people living in islamic nations believe in free expression and democratic governance. The meme of the arab spring is characterised by bottomup change, or the lack thereof, and its effects are still unfurling today. Revolution and beyond by unknown 2012 hardcover will bring you to the new experience of reading the book. In egypt, protests and strikes began on january 25, 2011. Purchase the future of the arab spring 1st edition. The end of postcolonialism by hamid dabashi, a rage for order. The future of the arab spring 1st edition elsevier.
The book includes case studies of some arab spring countries and other countries influenced by developments. She highlights the widespread participation of women in the revolutions, both alongside arab men and on their own. The ghosts of the arab spring haunt egypts sham election. The democratic transition in eastern europe after the downfall of the soviet union often served explicitly or implicitly as a comparative model. Take mona princes revolution is my name, an eyewitness account. Read arab spring in egypt revolution and beyond by available from rakuten kobo.
The routledge handbook of the arab spring seeks to provide a departure point for ongoing discussion of a fluid phenomenon on a plethora of topics, including. Then, in his book upgrading authoritarianism in the arab world, steven heydemann tried to analyse five features that arab dictators introduced to. It explains the economic and political roots of the arab. Alain badiou on the arab spring alain badiou spoke about the meaning of the arab spring at the institut du monde arabe in paris last week. His book is a portrait of egypt during the arab spring, as well as an examination of the ways that egypt s depressing path over the past several years has. Arab spring arab spring arising in large part in reaction to economic stresses, societal changes, and entrenched corrupt and repressive rule, the arab spring began in tunisia in dec.
Hosni mubarak, former egyptian autocrat taken down by arab. This is a far cry from literature set in the midst of the arab spring, of which egypt was the most prolific producer. Egypt has witnessed the overthrow of two presidents since the start of the arab spring. Change and resistance in the middle east examines these revolutions and their aftermath. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract. 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. Comics spread in egypt following the 2011 arab spring as they became a way for many artists to express their social and political discontent. Other arab spring revolutions in syria and libya devolved into bloody, protracted civil wars. The book opens with a paper by lebanese professor rita faraj, author of the landmark study violence in contemporary islam arab cultural center, 2010. The author style to elucidate the idea is very unique. The arab spring belied arab exceptionalism, widely assumed to be the natural state of stagnation in the arab world amid global change and progress. Titles about revolution, in arabic and in english, have also dominated prime bookstore shelf space. Egypt during the arab spring, and how it all went wrong. More documentary in nature, earlier egyptian literature was euphoric in tone.
A subscription is required to access the full text content of this book. The arab spring is enormously enlightening and original, a landmark work of a political and historical convulsion of immense proportion and significance. The internet and social media made it possible for the egyptian people to learn more about the us and european art and try to create more professional content, said maher. Arab spring research guide and notes sheet introduction. Hundreds of thousands of tunisians took to the streets calling for an end to authoritarian rule. Fawaz gerges, professor of middle eastern politics at the london school of economics and author of two recent books about the arab spring, agrees.
Discover librarianselected research resources on arab spring from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines. A timeline of events from syria and egypt to tunisia and yemen at the beginning of the decade, millions. It began in response to oppressive regimes and a low standard of living, starting with protests in tunisia noueihed, 2011. List of books and articles about arab spring online. In case you try to find new book to learn, this book very appropriate to you. 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.
List of books and articles about arab spring online research. The arab spring was a series of prodemocracy uprisings that enveloped several largely muslim countries, including tunisia, morocco, syria, libya, egypt and bahrain. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. At this years cairo international book fair, the most soughtafter books were those about arab revolutions. What are the lessons of the arab uprisings for irans protests. Arab spring, egypt s fall uprisings tend to have two opposing parties. Eighteen days of mass protests forced hosni mubarak to resign in february 2011, after three decades in power. The legacy of hosni mubarak and the arab spring michele dunne, middle east program director at the carnegie endowment for international peace, speaks with nprs mary louise kelly about the late. The meme of the arab spring is characterised by bottomup change, or the. In tunisia and egypt, where the existing regimes were ousted and replaced through a process of free and fair election. Beginning in tunisia popular movements swept regimes from power in tunisia, egypt, and libya and threatened to overthrow ruling elites across. Home about rho collections free trial how to buy promotions contact us help & faqs. What are the lessons of the arab uprisings for irans.
They also wanted more democracy, and end to corruption, and economic opportunity. This wellresearched and widelycited analysis of the revolution is a seminal piece that provides unmatched insight into recent events in egypt and the middle east. In 2011 during the arab spring uprising, egyptians believed in the possibility of greater freedom. 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. Home browse history middle eastern history egypt arab spring arab spring arising in large part in reaction to economic stresses, societal changes, and entrenched corrupt and repressive rule, the arab spring began in tunisia in dec. The arab spring in egypt religious literacy project. As the term arab spring implies a positive assessment, it isor rather wasoften used with the expectation that the arab uprisings had triggered a transition to democracy. Egypt this guide lists online and print sources for what has become known as the arab spring, the popular revolutionary wave in the middle east and north africa that started in december 2010.