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The Arab Dictatorships

Author : Roberto Miguel Rodriguez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Dictatorships written by Roberto Miguel Rodriguez and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "The Arab Dictatorships - The Unfinished Work of the Arab Spring," he author meticulously examines the intricate dynamics that led to the rise, resilience, and in some cases, fall of autocratic regimes across the Arab world. With a blend of rigorous research and personal narratives, the author presents an unparalleled analysis of the region's political landscape before, during, and after the historic wave of uprisings known as the Arab Spring. The book kicks off with a panoramic view of the Middle East's sociopolitical tapestry prior to 2010, elucidating the confluence of factors that allowed autocrats to consolidate power. From economic strategies and patronage networks to religious discourse and control over military apparatuses, the author delves into the machinery of repression that kept these regimes intact. The heart of the book focuses on the eruptions of 2011, capturing the aspirations, chants, and fervor of the Arab streets. Each chapter zooms in on a particular nation, tracing the trajectory of its revolt and the subsequent responses of its rulers. The author pays special attention to the varied outcomes of these uprisings: while some nations saw the ouster of long-time dictators, others plunged into civil wars, and still, others saw the old guards reassert their dominance. Intertwined in this macro analysis are the micro tales of activists, dissidents, and everyday citizens. Their stories offer a human dimension, emphasizing the personal costs, hopes, and disillusionments of those who dared to dream of a different Arab world. The latter sections grapple with the aftermath of the Arab Spring. How did some dictatorships manage to weather the storm and even strengthen their grips? Why did democratic aspirations in certain countries give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism? And crucially, what are the lingering legacies of the Arab Spring and the unfinished work it left behind? Drawing from a wide range of sources, including classified documents, oral histories, and personal observations, "The Arab Dictatorships" not only offers a scholarly analysis but also serves as a testament to the indomitable spirit of those who strive for freedom against all odds. It's a compelling read for historians, policymakers, and anyone seeking to understand the complexities of the Middle East's contemporary political landscape.

The Arab Winter

Author : Noah Feldman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691227934
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Winter written by Noah Feldman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Middle East. Yet everywhere except Tunisia it led to either renewed dictatorship, civil war, extremist terror, or all three. In The Arab Winter, Noah Feldman argues that the Arab Spring was nevertheless not an unmitigated failure, much less an inevitable one. Rather, it was a noble, tragic series of events in which, for the first time in recent Middle Eastern history, Arabic-speaking peoples took free, collective political action as they sought to achieve self-determination.

The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life

Author : Roger Owen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674065417
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life written by Roger Owen and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The monarchical presidential regimes that prevailed in the Arab world for so long looked as though they would last indefinitely, until events in Tunisia and Egypt made clear their time was up. This book exposes for the first time the origins and dynamics of a governmental system that largely defined the Arab Middle East in the 20th century.

Political Islam’s Influence on Dictatorships in Egypt and Tunisia After the Arab Spring

Author : Laila Ibrahim Hassan El Kassas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Political Islam’s Influence on Dictatorships in Egypt and Tunisia After the Arab Spring written by Laila Ibrahim Hassan El Kassas and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Non-Democratic Legitimacy During the Arab Spring

Author : Nicolai Due-Gundersen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031118820
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Non-Democratic Legitimacy During the Arab Spring written by Nicolai Due-Gundersen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes non-democratic legitimacy during the Arab Spring. During this historic event, monarchs and presidents were forced to defend their rule, whether through Islam, the cultural image of paternalism or the cash flow of welfare. Can Arab leaders still justify apolitical reigns? Are monarchies more respected than republicans or are they too under threat? The author traces the history of apolitical rule in the Arab world, from Islamic roots to the role of Arab leaders in merging religion with socio-economic benefits and cosmetic liberalization. Finally, analysis of speeches given by leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain in response to the Arab Spring are considered. When protesters took to the streets with their slogans, the regimes talked back. This work discusses the weight of their words and why some leaders survived unrest while others were overthrown. To engage with the author and book further, you can find their presentation discussing their experience publishing with Palgrave Macmillan here: https://youtu.be/NfKETFx4sok; and their presentation discussing the book itself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJU6_3M3xyo

The Dictatorship Syndrome

Author : Alaa Al Aswany
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1912208601
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Dictatorship Syndrome written by Alaa Al Aswany and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-29 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of dictatorship in the West has acquired an almost exotic dimension. But authoritarian regimes remain a painful reality for billions of people worldwide who still live under them, their freedoms violated and their rights abused. They are subject to arbitrary arrest, torture, corruption, ignorance, and injustice. What is the nature of dictatorship? How does it take hold? In what conditions and circumstances is it permitted to thrive? And how do dictators retain power, even when reviled and mocked by those they govern? In this deeply considered and at times provocative short work, Alaa Al Aswany tells us that, as with any disease, to understand the syndrome of dictatorship we must first consider the circumstances of its emergence, along with the symptoms and complications it causes in both the people and the dictator.

From Dictatorship to Democracy

Author : Gene Sharp
Publisher : Albert Einstein Institution
ISBN 13 : 1880813092
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book From Dictatorship to Democracy written by Gene Sharp and published by Albert Einstein Institution. This book was released on 2008 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Based on the author's study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration, it was originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents.

The Islamic Shield

Author : Elie Elhadj
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1599424118
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book The Islamic Shield written by Elie Elhadj and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While politicians and media pundits debate the success of U.S. attempts to instill a democratic government in Iraq, author and social scientist Elie Elhadj, Ph.D., explains why thoughts of a democratic Arab-Muslim nation are nothing but fantasy."Arab people are characterized by obedience to a hierarchical authority, Syrian-born Elhadj states. Western-style democracy can never fill this cultural mandate."Elhadj explains how Muslim Arab political and religious leaders raise the tenets of Islam in a shield against democracy in order to protect their power. Constant preaching by Islam's religious leaders, instructing Muslims to blindly obey their leaders, has created an attitude of political quietism in regard to the tyranny of Arab rulers and ambivalence towards democracy, Elhadj says in his book.Using Syria and Saudi Arabia as the archetypal Arab governments, The Islamic Shield outlines the numerous reasons why genuine democratic reforms are not likely to emerge in Arab countries for a very long time. Instead, Elhadj proposes that a benevolent dictatorship may be a more hopeful and realistic expectation, especially since democratic elections are likely to result in the election of a theocratic dictator rather than a secular democratic one. A benevolent dictatorship would fulfill the goal of reducing Arab rulers' cruelty, which fans the flame of Islamic extremism and Jihadism, he states.Jihadism and its causes are examined in detail by Elhadj. He makes the case that Jihadist terrorism is fueled by the oppression and frustration of the Arab masses that results not only from tyrannical Arab rule, but also from the perception of biased American policies in the Middle East. Combined with the growing influence from extremist factions within Islam, these oppressions form a vicious cycle of violent confrontation, Elhadj says."Islamist extremism alone does not cause terrorism," Elhadj states: "What Islamist extremism does is to turn political frustrations into religious crusades."The United States may even have created a set-back for themselves in the effort to democratize the Middle East, Elhadj says. As the United States deposed the Arab World's most secular regime in Iraq, a theocratic leadership aligned to Tehran emerged with potentially far-reaching regional political and religious consequences.

The Arab Spring

Author : Jason Brownlee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0199660077
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Spring written by Jason Brownlee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several years after the Arab Spring began, democracy remains elusive in the Middle East. The Arab Spring that resides in the popular imagination is one in which a wave of mass mobilization swept the broader Middle East, toppled dictators, and cleared the way for democracy. The reality is that few Arab countries have experienced anything of the sort. While Tunisia made progress towards some type of constitutionally entrenched participatory rule, the other countries that overthrew their rulers-Egypt, Yemen, and Libya-remain mired in authoritarianism and instability. Elsewhere in the Arab world uprisings were suppressed, subsided or never materialized. The Arab Spring's modest harvest cries out for explanation. Why did regime change take place in only four Arab countries and why has democratic change proved so elusive in the countries that made attempts? This book attempts to answer those questions. First, by accounting for the full range of variance: from the absence or failure of uprisings in such places as Algeria and Saudi Arabia at one end to Tunisia's rocky but hopeful transition at the other. Second, by examining the deep historical and structure variables that determined the balance of power between incumbents and opposition. Brownlee, Masoud, and Reynolds find that the success of domestic uprisings depended on the absence of a hereditary executive and a dearth of oil rents. Structural factors also cast a shadow over the transition process. Even when opposition forces toppled dictators, prior levels of socioeconomic development and state strength shaped whether nascent democracy, resurgent authoritarianism, or unbridled civil war would follow.

The Arab Awakening

Author : Kenneth M. Pollack
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815722265
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Awakening written by Kenneth M. Pollack and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Analyzes key aspects of the 2011 Mideast turmoil, such as Arab public opinion; socioeconomic and demographic conditions; the role of social media; influence of Islamists; the impact of political changes on the Arab-Israeli peace process; and ramifications for the United States and the rest of the world. Also provides country-by-country analysis of Middle East political evolution"--Provided by publisher.

Narrating Dictatorship, Reconstructing Nations

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Narrating Dictatorship, Reconstructing Nations written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dictators who emerged after independence in the Arab World had a profound effect on their nations and the literary scene. Early on after independence, Arab dictators exploited many strategies such as the media, the historical narratives of their nations, and prose narrative to construct a public persona of themselves that would eventually grow to become mythological. This dissertation examines novels that address the issue of dictatorship, its various configurations, and the politics of history-the exclusive history told by dictators- by offering a textual and contextual discussion of four recent Arabic novels from Algeria, Morocco, Yemen and Egypt. It calls attention to the parallel/s between narrative and the rhetorical processes and structures that once played a role in empowering dictators and helping them to create a god-like image of themselves. It also traces how novels can be read as tools of dissent against Arab dictators' ongoing rhetorical self-empowering over their own people and nations. The four novels I analyze in this dissertation are: al-Aʻẓam (2010) by Ibrāhīm al-Saʻdī, al-Khawf (2009) by Rashīd Jallūlī, Ṭā'ir al-Kharāb (2005) by ʻAbd al-Rabb Sarūrī, and Lā Yā Shaykh (2011) by Saʻīd Ḥabīb. The focus on the representation of dictatorial, ruptured urban, and exilic space and thus time cannot be detached from the social and political experiences of these writers, but can -and should- be read as a reflection of such experiences. The representation of dictators in these novels is thus both a reflection of the changing socio-economic and political climate of post-colonial nation-state, as well as a means to trace the critiques launched against the dictatorial regimes. The significance of this dissertation is its contribution to determining the extent to which the Arab novelists and the Arab literary scene have managed to produce a body of texts that can be categorized together under the banner of dictator novels like that of dictator novels in the case of Latin America.

The Arab Winter

Author : Noah Feldman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691201447
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Winter written by Noah Feldman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Why the conventional wisdom about the Arab Spring is wrong The Arab Spring promised to end dictatorship and bring self-government to people across the Middle East. Yet everywhere except Tunisia it led to either renewed dictatorship, civil war, extremist terror, or all three. In The Arab Winter, Noah Feldman argues that the Arab Spring was nevertheless not an unmitigated failure, much less an inevitable one. Rather, it was a noble, tragic series of events in which, for the first time in recent Middle Eastern history, Arabic-speaking peoples took free, collective political action as they sought to achieve self-determination. Focusing on the Egyptian revolution and counterrevolution, the Syrian civil war, the rise and fall of ISIS in Syria and Iraq, and the Tunisian struggle toward Islamic constitutionalism, Feldman provides an original account of the political consequences of the Arab Spring, including the reaffirmation of pan-Arab identity, the devastation of Arab nationalisms, and the death of political Islam with the collapse of ISIS. He also challenges commentators who say that the Arab Spring was never truly transformative, that Arab popular self-determination was a mirage, and even that Arabs or Muslims are less capable of democracy than other peoples. Above all, The Arab Winter shows that we must not let the tragic outcome of the Arab Spring disguise its inherent human worth. People whose political lives had been determined from the outside tried, and for a time succeeded, in making politics for themselves. That this did not result in constitutional democracy or a better life for most of those affected doesn't mean the effort didn't matter. To the contrary, it matters for history—and it matters for the future.

Escape to Hell and Other Stories

Author : Muammar Qaddafi
Publisher : Stanké
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape to Hell and Other Stories written by Muammar Qaddafi and published by Stanké. This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the present texts, aside from the views as a revolutionary and a prophet, we discover Quaddafi as a writer and an essayist.

Democracy's Fourth Wave?

Author : Philip N. Howard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199936978
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Democracy's Fourth Wave? written by Philip N. Howard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, the international community watched as citizens mobilized through the Internet and digital media to topple three of the world's most entrenched dictators: Ben Ali in Tunisia, Mubarak in Egypt, and Qaddafi in Libya. This book examines not only the unexpected evolution of events during the Arab Spring, but the longer history of desperate-and creative-digital activism through the Arab world.

The Arab Awakening

Author : Kenneth M. Pollack
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815722273
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book The Arab Awakening written by Kenneth M. Pollack and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even the most seasoned Middle East observers were taken aback by the events of early 2011. Protests born of oppression and socioeconomic frustration erupted throughout the streets; public unrest provoked violent police backlash; long-established dictatorships fell. How did this all happen? What might the future look like, and what are the likely ramifications for the United States and the rest of the world? In The Arab Awakening, experts from the Brookings Institution tackle such questions to make sense of this tumultuous region that remains at the heart of U.S. national interests. The first portion of The Arab Awakening offers broad lessons by analyzing key aspects of the Mideast turmoil, such as public opinion trends within the "Arab Street"; the role of social media and technology; socioeconomic and demographic conditions; the influence of Islamists; and the impact of the new political order on the Arab-Israeli peace process. The next section looks at the countries themselves, finding commonalties and grouping them according to the political evolutions that have (or have not) occurred in each country. The section offers insight into the current situation, and possible trajectory of each group of countries, followed by individual nation studies. The Arab Awakening brings the full resources of Brookings to bear on making sense of what may turn out to be the most significant geopolitical movement of this generation. It is essential reading for anyone looking to understand these developments and their consequences.

Saddam Hussein

Author : 50minutes,
Publisher : 50Minutes.com
ISBN 13 : 2808002661
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Saddam Hussein written by 50minutes, and published by 50Minutes.com. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Saddam Hussein in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. Following a series of bloody coups, Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq in 1979 and quickly established an authoritarian dictatorship that endured for over twenty years. His leadership was characterised by a series of wars, including his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, which culminated in a brutal defeat at the hands of a US-led coalition and hefty UN sanctions being imposed on Iraq. Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003, but Iraq had been left heavily weakened by years of poverty and repression, and soon found itself facing a new enemy in the form of Daesh. In just 50 minutes you will: • Learn about the historical events that paved the way for Saddam Hussein’s rise to power • Understand the various conflicts that arose in the Middle East during the dictatorship, including the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War • Discover how the situation in Iraq has developed since Saddam Hussein was deposed ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.

The Legacy of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Cairo’s Military Dictatorship - A Study of Democratic Deficit, Human Rights Abuses and Militarism in the Arab Republic of Egypt

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Author : Dr. Mark O'Doherty
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138700851X
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Cairo’s Military Dictatorship - A Study of Democratic Deficit, Human Rights Abuses and Militarism in the Arab Republic of Egypt written by Dr. Mark O'Doherty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Abdel Fatah al-Sisi seized power in a bloody coup in 2013, he bears responsibility for the deaths of hundreds of Egyptians, jailing thousands of others and running his country's economy into the ground. Once a cradle of civilization of the highest spiritual integrity, Egypt has descended into a regime of military dictatorship and human rights abuses; as well as the continuous persecution of human rights defenders. Social challenges - such as democratic deficit, press freedom violations and police brutality - are also explored, as well as suggestions how public- and religious education can be improved. Violent Extremism is another topic this book addresses, as the region is faced with major security problems in terms of countering extremism. Highly innovative and profound this book aims to restore the glory of Egypt; by advocating innovative social-scientific and ethical analyses on these matters, so that the Arab Republic of Egypt may regain its integrity and respect in the international community.