Farhad Khosrokhavar

New Arab Revolutions That Shook the World

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive analysis of the 'Arab Spring' - from Tunisia to the Gulf - arguing that the movements are revitalising democracy in the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9781612050836
• ISBN-10: 1612050832
• Artikelnr.: 34472607

Autorenporträt

Farhad Khosrokhavar

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I Unexpected Demo-Movements in the Middle East and North Africa and Their Dynamics
Chapter 1 The Iranian Green Movement
Chapter 2 The Tunisian Revolution of Dignity and Freedom
Chapter 3 Egypt's Revolution
Chapter 4 The Arab Spring through Historical Precedents in Other Countries
Part II The Would-Be Middle Class as the Subjective Foundation of the Arab Spring
Chapter 5 The "Would-Be Middle Class"
Chapter 6 Characteristics of the Demo-Movements
Chapter 7 Obstacles to Democracy
Part III The New Social Actors
Chapter 8 Social and State Actors and New Technologies
Chapter 9 The New Social Actor and Demographics
Chapter 10 Types of Activists, Old and New
Chapter 11 The Symbolic Dimensions of the Arab Spring
Chapter 12 The Geopolitical Actors
conclusion Conclusion