Revolution Without Revolutionaries: Making Sense of the Arab Spring

by Asef Bayat

Book Overview

The revolutionary wave that swept the Middle East in 2011 was marked by spectacular mobilization, spreading within and between countries with extraordinary speed. Several years on, however, it has caused limited shifts in structures of power, leaving much of the old political and social order intact. In this book, noted author Asef Bayat--whose Life as Politics anticipated the Arab Spring--uncovers why this occurred, and what made these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503602583
• ISBN13: 9781503602588
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"