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Zusatztext James Gelvin has throughout his career explained to us the role of popular demonstrations and symbolic action in the modern Middle East. There could be few more expert guides for the public to the remarkable Arab uprisings of 2011. Gelvin avoids easy answers for the hard one, and never prefers simple theory to complex realities. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 since late 2010. Zusammenfassung Employing an engaging question-and-answer format, The Arab Uprisings explores the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Arab world since late 2010. In this updated and revised second edition, James L. Gelvin explores the varied paths taken by the uprisings and assesses their historical and global significance. Gelvin begins with an overview-What were the conditions in the Arab world that led to the uprisings? Where did the demands for human and democratic rights and social and economic justice come from?-before turning to specific countries in the region. He examines how the long history of state-building in Tunisia and Egypt ultimately determined the paths taken by uprisings there. He explains why the weakness of state institutions in Libya and Yemen led to violence and chaos. He explores the commonalities of the "coup-proofed" states Bahrain and Syria and the tragic course of their uprisings. In the final chapter, he discusses the implications of the uprisings. What do they mean for the United States, al-Qaeda, and the balance of power in the region? What do they say about the viability of the Arab state system? What effects have they had on the Israel-Palestine conflict? What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far? When will we know their historical meaning?What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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...
