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The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East
Marc Lynch
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Description for The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
Less than twenty-four months after the hope-filled Arab uprising, the popular movement had morphed into a dystopia of resurgent dictators, failed states, and civil wars. Egypt's epochal transition to democracy ended in a violent military coup. Yemen and Libya collapsed into civil war, while Bahrain erupted in smothering sectarian repression. Syria proved the greatest victim of all, ripped apart by internationally fueled insurgencies and an externally supported, bloody-minded regime. Amidst the chaos, a virulently militant group declared an Islamic State, seizing vast territories and inspiring terrorism across the globe. What happened? The New Arab Wars is a profound illumination ... Read more
Less than twenty-four months after the hope-filled Arab uprising, the popular movement had morphed into a dystopia of resurgent dictators, failed states, and civil wars. Egypt's epochal transition to democracy ended in a violent military coup. Yemen and Libya collapsed into civil war, while Bahrain erupted in smothering sectarian repression. Syria proved the greatest victim of all, ripped apart by internationally fueled insurgencies and an externally supported, bloody-minded regime. Amidst the chaos, a virulently militant group declared an Islamic State, seizing vast territories and inspiring terrorism across the globe. What happened? The New Arab Wars is a profound illumination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781610396097
SKU
V9781610396097
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About Marc Lynch
Marc Lynch is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, where he is the director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and of the Project on Middle East Political Science. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and a contributing editor at the Monkey Cage blog for ... Read more
Reviews for The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East
'The New Arab Wars' is a useful book for this moment...
New York Times Book Review A keen observer of the violent upheaval in the Middle East since the Arab Spring makes a strong assertion: there is no returning to the old autocratic ways...An excellent, clear distillation of recent events in the Middle East.
Kirkus Reviews, STARRED ... Read more
New York Times Book Review A keen observer of the violent upheaval in the Middle East since the Arab Spring makes a strong assertion: there is no returning to the old autocratic ways...An excellent, clear distillation of recent events in the Middle East.
Kirkus Reviews, STARRED ... Read more