Author : Rory McCarthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108639003
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (86 download)
Book Synopsis Inside Tunisia's al-Nahda by : Rory McCarthy
Download or read book Inside Tunisia's al-Nahda written by Rory McCarthy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the Arab uprisings, al-Nahda voted to transform itself into a political party that would for the first time withdraw from a preaching project built around religious, social, and cultural activism. This turn to the political was not a Tunisian exception but reflects an urgent debate within Islamist movements as they struggle to adjust to a rapidly changing political environment. This book re-orientates how we think about Islamist movements. Drawing on extensive fieldwork with grassroots activists of Tunisia's al-Nahda, Rory McCarthy focuses on the lived experience of activism to offer a challenging new perspective on one of the Middle East's most successful Islamist projects. Original evidence explains how al-Nahda survived two decades of brutal repression in prison and in social exclusion, and reveals what price the movement paid for a new strategy of pragmatism and reform during the Tunisian transition away from authoritarianism.