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Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East

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Description for Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East Hardback. The Arab Spring uprising of 2011 is portrayed as a dawn of democracy in the region. But the revolutionaries were--and saw themselves as--heirs to a centuries-long struggle for just government and the rule of law. In Justice Interrupted we see the complex lineage of political idealism, reform, and violence that informs today's Middle East. Num Pages: 380 pages, 30 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTR; HBTV; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 808.

The Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 were often portrayed in the media as a dawn of democracy in the region. But the revolutionaries were—and saw themselves as—heirs to a centuries-long struggle for just government and the rule of law, a struggle obstructed by local elites as well as the interventions of foreign powers. Elizabeth F. Thompson uncovers the deep roots of liberal constitutionalism in the Middle East through the remarkable stories of those who fought against poverty, tyranny, and foreign rule.

Fascinating, sometimes quixotic personalities come to light: Tanyus Shahin, the Lebanese blacksmith who founded a peasant republic in ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674073135
SKU
V9780674073135
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About Elizabeth F. Thompson
Elizabeth F. Thompson is Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia.

Reviews for Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East
Thompson sees the thirst for justice and reform blossoming as long as 400 years ago, when the region was in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. In the generations since, bureaucrats, intellectuals, workers, and peasants have seized on the language of empire, law, and even Islam to agitate for rights and due process… Most intriguing, she finds elements of this ... Read more

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