James Gelvin

The Arab Uprisings

What Everyone Needs to Know(r) (Revised)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know¿ answers readers' questions about the history and current state of the Arab world and addresses all aspects of the uprisings of 2010 to 2011.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 283g
• ISBN-13: 9780190222758
• ISBN-10: 0190222751
• Artikelnr.: 42431103

Autorenporträt

James L. Gelvin is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of The Modern Middle East: A History and The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War.

Inhaltsangabe

* ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
* 1 A Revolutionary Wave?
* What is the Arab world?
* Is the Arab world homogeneous?
* Why do Arabs identify with one another?
* What was political life in the Arab world like on the eve of the
uprisings?
* Why have authoritarian governments been so common in the Arab world?
* What was the state of the economy in the Arab world on the eve of the
uprisings?
* What benefits did Arab regimes originally promise their populations?
* Why and how did Arab regimes renege on the promises they had made to
their populations?
* How did the demography of the Arab states make them vulnerable to
uprisings?
* How did a food crisis make Arab states vulnerable to uprisings?
* Why did populations wanting change in the Arab world have to take to
the streets?
* Can we pinpoint the factors that caused the uprisings?
* What was the spark that ignited the Arab uprisings?
* Where did the demand for human and democratic rights come from?
* How did the demand for human rights and democracy strike roots in the
Arab world?
* How pervasive was the demand for human and democratic rights in the
Arab world before the uprisings of 2010-11?
* How appropriate is the word wave to describe the spread of protests
throughout the Arab world in 2010-11?
* Where did the phrase "Arab Spring " come from, and how appropriate is
it to describe events in the Arab world?
* 2 The Beginning: Tunisia and Egypt
* What characteristics do Tunisia and Egypt hold in common?
* How entrenched were the autocracies ruling Tunisia and Egypt?
* How did the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt attempt to control their
populations?
* How widespread was corruption in Tunisia and Egypt?
* How did the Tunisian uprising catch fire?
* How exceptional was Bouazizi's suicide?
* Was the uprising in Egypt like that of Tunisia?
* How did the initial phase of the Egyptian uprising play itself out?
* What was the role of social media in the Tunisian and Egyptian
uprisings?
* Why did the Tahrir Square protesters and others adopt the tactic of
nonviolent resistance?
* What was the role of labor in the two uprisings?
* What was the role of Islamic groups in the two uprisings?
* What was the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood?
* What are salafis?
* Why did the armies in Tunisia and Egypt refuse to put down the
initial uprisings?
* Why did the paths taken by the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings
diverge?
* How did decisions made by governing parties affect the course of
uprisings there?
* Why did the Egyptian military overthrow the Muslim Brotherhood
government?
* When is a coup not a coup?
* Do events in Egypt demonstrate that Islamist parties are incapable of
rule?
* What was political life in Egypt like after the military takeover?
* How does the Egyptian uprising help us understand the other
uprisings?
* What are the five biggest myths about the Egyptian Uprising?
* 3 Uprisings in Weak States: Yemen and Libya
* What did the political systems of Yemen and Libya have in common
before the uprisings?
* What was political life in Yemen like before the uprising there?
* What was political life in Libya like before the uprising there?
* Why do political scientists consider Yemen and Libya "weak states "?
* Why is the fact that Yemen and Libya are weak states important for
understanding the uprisings there?
* What role have tribes played in Yemen and Libya?
* How did the uprising in Yemen evolve?
* How did the uprising in Libya begin?
* Was Qaddafi crazy, or crazy like a fox?
* Why did the uprisings in Yemen and Libya turn violent?
* Why did outside powers intervene in Libya?
* What is "R2P "?
* Why did efforts to fill the post-uprisings political void in Yemen
and Libya flounder?
* What are the fissures that might divide Yemen in the future?
* Is civil War in Libya in the cards?
* Why is al-Qaeda in Yemen?
* Is al-Qaeda in Libya?
* How did Libya affect American and Russian policy in Syria?
* 4 "Coup-Proofed ": Bahrain and Syria
* What do Bahrain and Syria have in common?
* What is "coop-proofing "?
* Why did Bahrain's February protests end so tragically?
* What occurred in Bahrain in the wake of the crackdown?
* How did the uprising in Syria begin?
* Who is Bashar al-Assad?
* How did the Syrian regime deal with the uprising?
* How did the regime sectarianize the uprising?
* How did the regime militarize the uprising?
* Who is the "moderate " opposition in Syria?
* What is the Islamist opposition in Syria like?
* What is the "Islamic State "?
* Have Syria's Kurds participated in the uprising?
* What assistance has the Friends of Syria provided?
* How have foreign powers intervened on the side of the Syrian
government?
* Why is a negotiated settlement for Syria improbable?
* How has the uprising affected Syrians and Syrian society?
* How has the Syrian uprising affected Syria's neighbors?
* 5 The Global Meaning of the Arab Uprisings
* Did the Arab monarchies dodge the bullet during the uprisings?
* What were the protests in the Arab monarchies like?
* What role have the Gulf monarchies played in uprisings elsewhere?
* Why have the Gulf monarchies played such a prominent role in the
uprisings?
* Is American power in the Middle East on the wane?
* How has the United States reacted to the Arab uprisings?
* Did George W. Bush's "Freedom Agenda " pave the way for the Arab
uprisings?
* Have the uprisings strengthened or weakened al-Qaeda?
* Will the state system in the Arab world survive the Arab uprisings?
* How did the spread of the uprisings to Palestine affect the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
* What can history tell us about "revolutionary waves "?
* Have the uprisings spread beyond the Arab world?
* When will we be able to judge the significance of the Arab uprisings?
* What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far?
* NOTES
* FURTHER READING
* WEBSITES
* INDEX