LEADER 02893nam 2200649 450 001 9910791065903321 005 20230803221050.0 010 $a0-8157-2517-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000001250960 035 $a(EBL)1659522 035 $a(OCoLC)875098987 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001180255 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11665605 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001180255 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11187255 035 $a(PQKB)11383254 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1659522 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse34351 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1659522 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10853338 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL585958 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001250960 100 $a20140412h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding Tahrir Square $ewhat transitions elsewhere can teach us about the prospects for Arab democracy /$fStephen R. Grand ; composition by Cynthia Stock 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cBrookings Institution,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-2516-7 311 $a1-306-54707-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWither the Arab Spring? -- Democracy's long arc -- The former East Bloc -- Muslim-majority Asia -- The rest of the world : Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa -- The nature of democratic transitions -- The strategic challenges of the Arab Spring -- Policy recommendations. 330 $aAmid the current turmoil in the Middle East, Understanding Tahrir Square sounds a rare optimistic note. Surveying countries in other parts of the world during their transitions to democracy, author Stephen Grand argues that the long-term prospects in many parts of the Arab world are actually quite positive. If the current polarization and political violence in the region can be overcome, democracy will eventually take root. The key to this change will likely be ordinary citizens-foremost among them the young protestors of the Arab Spring who have filled the region's public spaces-most famousl 606 $aDemocratization$zArab countries 606 $aDemocracy$zArab countries 606 $aDemocratization$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aDemocracy$vCross-cultural studies 607 $aArab countries$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aDemocratization 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.917/4927 700 $aGrand$b Stephen R.$01577879 702 $aStock$b Cynthia 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791065903321 996 $aUnderstanding Tahrir Square$93856839 997 $aUNINA