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Alcinda Honwana - Youth and Revolution in Tunisia - 9781780324623 - V9781780324623
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Youth and Revolution in Tunisia

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Description for Youth and Revolution in Tunisia Hardback.
The uprising in Tunisia has come to be seen as the first true revolution of the twenty-first century, one that kick-started the series of upheavals across the region now known as the Arab Spring. In this remarkable work, Alcinda Honwana goes beyond superficial accounts of what occurred to explore the defining role of the country's youth, and in particular the cyber activist. Drawing on fresh testimony from those who shaped events, the book describes in detail the experiences of young activists through the 29 days of the revolution and the challenges they encountered after the fall of the regime ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780324623
SKU
V9781780324623
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Alcinda Honwana
Alcinda Honwana is visiting professor of anthropology and international development at the Open University (UK). She was chair in international development at the Open University and taught anthropology at the University Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo, University of Cape Town and the New School in New York. She was also programme director at the Social Science Research Council in New York. ... Read more

Reviews for Youth and Revolution in Tunisia
Alcinda Honwana's study of the Tunisian revolution is remarkable for its extensive use of the views of Tunisia's youth about the roles they played and the marginalisation they feel over the events of 2010 and 2011. Her book gives us a rare insight into the way in which the downfall of the Ben Ali regime was encompassed and what has ... Read more

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