Voices of the Arab Spring - Personal Stories From the Arab Revolutions

Narrated by dozens of activists and everyday individuals involved in the Arab Spring, this book documents the unprecedented events that led to the collapse of dictatorial regimes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Beginning in 2011, these stories offer unique access to the message that inspired citizens to act, their experiences during revolt, and the lessons they learned from some of the most dramatic changes and appalling events to occur in the history of the Arab world. The riveting, revealing, and at times heartbreaking stories in this volume also include voices from Syria.

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"There's a wonderful cumulative power to reading the personal narratives. They're gripping, extremely poignant, often heartbreaking, and astonishing. It's long overdue to finally have unmediated access to "regular" citizens' experiences and recollections." - Mona El-Ghobashy

Product details

• Authors: Asaad Alsaleh, Asaad Al- Saleh
• Assisted by: Sluglett Peter (Foreword)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.03.2015
• EAN: 9780231163194
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16319-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Africa / North, Middle East, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Middle Eastern history, African History, North Africa, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions