The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising - Couverture souple

Achcar, Gilbert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863568998 ISBN 13 : 9780863568992

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2013

Synopsis

The people want ... So began the slogan chanted by millions of protesters across the Arab world in 2011, as their long-suppressed craving for democracy revealed itself. But huge social and economic problems were also laid bare by the protestors demands.

In this landmark work, noted Middle East analyst Gilbert Achcar draws up a balance sheet of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Syria, and analyses the specific socio-economic features that hinder the region s development. Achcar also sheds light on the nature and role of the movements that use Islam as a political banner and the oil monarchies that sponsor them.

With incisive and invaluable insight, Achcar outlines the requirements for a lasting solution to the social crisis and the contours of a progressive political alternative. What we have witnessed to date is only the beginning of a revolutionary process that is likely to extend for many more years to come.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gilbert Achcar is Professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His other works include Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy, with Noam Chomsky. Author location: London,UK.

Translated from the French by G.M. Goshgarian. Born in the United States and educated at Yale and UCLA, Goshgarian translates fiction and philosophy from French, German and Armenian into English. He is the author of To Kiss the Chastening Rod (Cornell U.P.).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863568998
• ISBN 13: 9780863568992
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible