Philosophy of nonviolence : revolution, constitutionalism, and justice beyond the Middle East

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154323203321
• Autore: Mallat Chibli
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015
• ISBN: 0-19-939422-9; 0-19-939423-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 303.6/1
• Soggetti: Nonviolence - History - Middle East; Government, Resistance to - History - Middle East; Social change - History - Middle East; Sociology & Social History; Social Sciences; Social Change
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 2011, the Middle East saw the dictators of Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen deposed in a matter of weeks by non-violent marches. Imprecisely described as 'the Arab Spring', the revolution has been convulsing the whole region. It failed in some countries, and was not sustained in others after the dictators' fall. Beyond this uneven course, 'Philosophy of Nonviolence' examines how 2011 may have ushered in a fundamental break in the human journey, one animated by non-violence, which the book argues is the new anima of the philosophy of history.