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The Arab uprisings : what everyone needs to know /
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 the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | What everyone needs to know.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Arab Uprisings; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 A Revolutionary Wave?; What is the Arab world?; Is the Arab world homogeneous?; Why do Arabs identify with one another?; What was political life in the Arab world like on the eve of the uprisings?; Why have authoritarian governments been so common in the Arab world?; What was the state of the economy in the Arab world on the eve of the uprisings?; What benefits did Arab regimes originally promise their populations?; Why and how did Arab regimes renege on the promises they had made to their populations?
- How did the demography of the Arab states make them vulnerable to uprisings?How did a food crisis make Arab states vulnerable to uprisings?; Why did populations wanting change in the Arab world have to take to the streets?; Can we pinpoint the factors that caused the uprisings?; What was the spark that ignited the Arab uprisings?; Where did the demand for human and democratic rights come from?; How did the demand for human rights and democracy strike roots in the Arab world?; How pervasive was the demand for human and democratic rights in the Arab world before the uprisings of 2010-11?
- How appropriate is the word "wave" to describe the spread of protests throughout the Arab world in 2010-11?Where did the phrase "Arab Spring" come from, and how appropriate is it to describe events in the Arab world?; 2 The Beginning: Tunisia and Egypt; What characteristics do Tunisia and Egypt hold in common?; How entrenched were the autocracies ruling Tunisia and Egypt?; How did the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt attempt to control their populations?; How widespread was corruption in Tunisia and Egypt?; How did the Tunisian uprising catch fire?
- Why didn't the Tunisian uprising take place earlier?Was the uprising in Egypt like that of Tunisia?; How did the initial phase of the Egyptian uprising play itself out?; What was the role of social media in the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings?; Why did the Tahrir Square protesters and others adopt the tactic of nonviolent resistance?; What was the role of labor in the two uprisings?; What was the role of Islamist groups in the two uprisings?; What was the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood?; What are salafis?; Why did the armies in Tunisia and Egypt refuse to put down the initial uprisings?
- Why did the paths taken by the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings diverge?How did decisions made by governing parties in Egypt and Tunisia affect the course of uprisings there?; Why did the Egyptian military overthrow the Muslim Brotherhood government?; Do events in Egypt demonstrate that Islamist parties are incapable of rule?; What was political life in Egypt like after the military takeover?; How does the Egyptian uprising help us understand the other uprisings?; What are the five biggest myths about the Egyptian uprising?; 3 Uprisings in Weak States: Yemen and Libya.