Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa: Second Edition

by Frédéric Vairel

Book Overview

Before the 2011 uprisings, the Middle East and North Africa were frequently seen as a uniquely undemocratic region with little civic activism. The first edition of this volume, published at the start of the Arab Spring, challenged these views by revealing a region rich with social and political mobilizations. This fully revised second edition extends the earlier explorations of Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, and adds new case...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804785694
• ISBN13: 9780804785693
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"