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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790111003321

Autore

Dabashi Hamid <1951->

Titolo

The Arab spring : the end of postcolonialism / / Hamid Dabashi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2012

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021

ISBN

1-350-22294-1

1-78032-226-7

1-280-38040-3

9786613558312

1-78032-225-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

321.0940956

956.05

Soggetti

Arab Spring, 2010-

Revolutions - Arab countries - History - 21st century

Protest movements - Arab countries - History - 21st century

National liberation & independence, post-colonialism

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

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Decentering the world: how the Arab Spring unfolded -- 2. Towards a liberation geography -- 3. A new language of revolt -- 4. Discovering a new world -- 5. From the Green Movement to the Jasmine Revolution -- 6. The center cannot hold -- 7. The end of postcolonialism -- 8. Race, gender, and class in transnational revolutions -- 9. Libya: the crucible and the politics of space -- 10. Delayed defiance -- Conclusion: the people demand the overthrow of the regime.

Sommario/riassunto

This pioneering explanation of the Arab Spring will define a new era of thinking about the Middle East. In this landmark book, Hamid Dabashi argues that the uprisings occurring from Morocco to Iran and from Syria to Yemen have been driven by a delayed defiance that signifies no less than the end of postcolonialism. As he brilliantly explains, the



permanent revolutionary mood has the potential to liberate not only those societies already ignited but ultimately many others as well.