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Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising 2016
Gilbert Achcar
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Description for Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising 2016
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Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent into mayhem and war. The revolution has been overwhelmed by clashes between rival counter-revolutionary forces: resilient old regimes on the one hand and Islamic fundamentalist contenders on the other.In this eagerly awaited book, foremost Middle East and international affairs specialist Gilbert Achcar analyzes the factors of the regional relapse. Focusing on Syria and Egypt, Achcar assesses the present stage of the uprising and the main obstacles, both regional and international, that prevent any ... Read more
Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent into mayhem and war. The revolution has been overwhelmed by clashes between rival counter-revolutionary forces: resilient old regimes on the one hand and Islamic fundamentalist contenders on the other.In this eagerly awaited book, foremost Middle East and international affairs specialist Gilbert Achcar analyzes the factors of the regional relapse. Focusing on Syria and Egypt, Achcar assesses the present stage of the uprising and the main obstacles, both regional and international, that prevent any ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863561832
SKU
V9780863561832
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About Gilbert Achcar
Gilbert Achcar is Professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London. He has written extensively on politics and development economics, as well as social change and social theory. His other works include The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising and Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy, with Noam Chomsky.
Reviews for Morbid Symptoms: Relapse in the Arab Uprising 2016
'One of the best analysts of the contemporary Arab world' Le Monde; 'Morbid Symptoms is a sobering yet generous account of the Arab people's fight for true liberation and the lessons that have been learned from that struggle.' Jacobin Magazine; 'Morbid Symptoms' skilfully explains the mutation of the 'Arab Spring' - though Achcar prefers the term 'uprising' - into an ... Read more