The battle for the Arab Spring : revolution, counter-revolution and the making of a new era / Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren.
"The Arab Spring of 2011 unleashed a torrent of hope, change -- and conflict. A year on, the excitement of new freedoms has given way to a complex picture ranging from gradual democratization to vicious repression, and a mounting frustration that, despite transformations in the political sphere...
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. The roots of rage. An Arab malaise ; Bread, oil and jobs ; The media revolution
- pt. 2. The battlegrounds. Tunisia's jasmine revolution ; Egypt: the pharaoh falls ; Bahrain: an island divided ; Libya's revolution from above ; Disintegrating Yemen ; The struggle for Syria
- pt. 3. The new Arab politics. The kings' dilemma ; The Islamist resurgence ; Embracing the void.