The Arab uprisings : what everyone needs to know /
Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. What caused these uprisings? What is the...
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- Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 A Revolutionary Wave?; What is the Arab world?; How homogeneous is the Arab world?; 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 demands for democracy and human rights come from?; How appropriate is the word wave to describe the spread of protests throughout the Arab world?
- 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?; Were there political parties in 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 play out?; Was the uprising in Egypt like that of Tunisia?
- What did protest leaders in Egypt learn from earlier protests there?Why was one of the groups that organized the January 25 protests called "We are all Khaled Said"?; What was the role of social media in the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings?; Who led the Egyptian uprising in Cairo?; 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?; Why did the armies in Tunisia and Egypt refuse to put down the uprisings?
- What changes did the uprising in Tunisia bring about?What changes did the uprising in Egypt bring about?; What are the ten greatest 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?