Roots of the Arab Spring : contested authority and political change in the Middle East

Roots of the Arab Spring : contested authority and political change in the Middle East / Dafna Hochman Rand.

This book provides an assessment of events whose ramifications are still unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa, and offers a coherent and incisive account of the factors that gave rise to the Arab Spring.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rand, Dafna Hochman, 1977-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	EBL-Schweitzer
Subjects:	Since 1900 Arab Spring, 2010- Authoritarianism > Arab countries > 21st century. Authoritarianism > Arab countries > 20th century. Protest movements > Arab countries > 20th century. Protest movements > Arab countries > 21st century. POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General. Authoritarianism Politics and government Protest movements Arab countries > Politics and government > 20th century. Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century. Arab countries
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Authority in flux : three drivers of change in the Middle East and North Africa
The demand for free expression and the contested public sphere
De-democratizing through the Rule of Law
New sons and stalled reforms
The drivers of change and the U.S. response.