Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East

The waves of protest ignited by the self-immolation of Muhammad Bouazizi in Tunisia in late 2010 highlighted for an international audience the importance of contentious politics in the Middle East and North Africa. John Chalcraft's ground-breaking account of popular protest emphasizes the revolutionary modern history of the entire region. Challenging top-down views of Middle Eastern politics, he looks at how commoners, subjects and citizens have long mobilised in defiance of authorities. Chalcraft takes examples from a wide variety of protest movements from Morocco to Iran. He forges a new narrative of change over time, creating a truly comparative framework rooted in the dynamics of hegemonic contestation. Beginning with movements under the Ottomans, which challenged corruption and oppression under the banners of religion, justice, rights and custom, this book goes on to discuss the impact of constitutional movements, armed struggles, nationalism and independence, revolution and Islamism. A work of unprecedented range and depth, this volume will be welcomed by undergraduates and graduates studying protest in the region and beyond.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Millenarianism, Renewal, Justice, Rights and Reform, 1798-1914; Part II. Patriotism, Liberalism, Armed Struggle, and Ideology, 1914-52; Part III. National Independence, Guerrilla War, and Social Revolution, 1952-76; Part IV. Islamism, Revolution, Uprisings, and Liberalism, 1977-2011; Conclusion; Citations.

About the author

John Chalcraft is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His publications include The Invisible Cage: Syrian Workers in Lebanon (2009) and Counterhegemony in the Colony and Postcolony (co-edited with Yaseen Noorani, 2007).

Summary

A ground-breaking account of popular protest in the Middle East and North Africa from the eighteenth century to the present. A work of unprecedented range and depth, this book will be welcomed by undergraduates and graduates studying protest in the region and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: John Chalcraft, John (London School of Economics and Po Chalcraft, Chalcraft John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.2016
• EAN: 9781107007505
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00750-5
• No. of pages: 525
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; HISTORY / Middle East / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, 21st Century, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Archaeology, Comparative Politics, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Middle Eastern history, History and Archaeology, Pressure groups & lobbying