Contentious Politics in the Middle East: Popular Resistance and Marginalized Activism beyond the Arab Uprisings
Fawaz A. Gerges (Ed.)
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Description for Contentious Politics in the Middle East: Popular Resistance and Marginalized Activism beyond the Arab Uprisings
Paperback.
While the Arab people took center stage in the Arab Spring protests, academic studies have focused more on structural factors to understand the limitations of these popular uprisings. This book analyzes the role and complexities of popular agency in the Arab Spring through the framework of contentious politics and social movement theory.
While the Arab people took center stage in the Arab Spring protests, academic studies have focused more on structural factors to understand the limitations of these popular uprisings. This book analyzes the role and complexities of popular agency in the Arab Spring through the framework of contentious politics and social movement theory.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
566
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137537201
SKU
V9781137537201
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About Fawaz A. Gerges (Ed.)
Jan Wilkens, University of Hamburg, Germany Mishana Hosseinioun, University of Oxford, UK Anastasia Nosova, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Aula Hariri, Queen Mary University of London, UK Jasmine Gani, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Inez von Weitershausen, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Eugenio Lilli, King's College London, UK ... Read more
Reviews for Contentious Politics in the Middle East: Popular Resistance and Marginalized Activism beyond the Arab Uprisings
'The collection is impressive for the sheer breadth and diversity of its coverage, and also for the depth of empirical research and analysis which characterize many of the essays. The essays in the volume will be of real interest to a wide range of readers, given the on going political upheaval in the Middle East.' John Sidel, Sir Patrick Gillam ... Read more