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Record Nr.

UNINA9910656600603321

Autore

Filiu Jean-Pierre

Titolo

The Arab revolution [[electronic resource] ] : ten lessons from the democratic uprising / / Jean-Pierre Filiu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-42784-2

9786613427847

0-19-989830-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Disciplina

956.05/4

956.054

Soggetti

Democratization - Arab countries

Democratization - Middle East

Democracy - Arab countries

Democracy - Middle East

Protest movements - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Protest movements - Middle East - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Arab countries Politics and government 21st century

Middle East Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by C. Hurst & Co."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Arabs are no exception -- Muslims are not only Muslims -- Anger is power for the younger -- Social networks work -- Leaderless movements can win -- The alternative to democracy is chaos -- Islamists must choose -- Jihadis could become obsolete -- Palestine is still the mantra -- No domino effect in the renaissance -- Appendices: Lyrics of "Mister president" by el-General (Sfax, December 2010) -- Manifesto of the Gaza youth (14 december 2010) -- Message of the April 6th Movement -- (Cairo, 15 January 2011) -- Comments by Sheikh Salman al-Awda -- (Riyadh, 7 February 2011) -- Communiqué of the Revolutionary Youth -- (Cairo, 12 February 2011) -- Charter of



the National Transitional Council -- (Benghazi, 2 March 2011) -- Statement of the Syrian local coordination committees -- (22 April 2011).

Sommario/riassunto

When Mohammad Bouazizi sets himself on fire on December 17, 2010, he started a series of extraordinary events that spread across the Middle East with stunning rapidity. In less than a month, President Ben Ali fled Tunisia, ending a twenty-three year regime. Shortly thereafter, on 11 February 2011, President Mubarak of Egypt stepped down after nearly thirty years in power. In The Arab Revolution, Jean-Pierre Filiu offers a concise but sweeping account of the earth-shattering revolts that began in Tunis and continue today throughout the Middle East. Stressing the deep historical roots of the eve