Gilbert Achcar

Morbid Symptoms (eBook, ePUB)

Relapse in the Arab Uprising

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"One of best analysts of the contemporary Arab world" Le Monde Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the "Arab Spring" has given way to the gloom of backlash, clashes between rival counter-revolutionary forces, and a descent into mayhem and war. Morbid Symptoms offers a timely assessment of the ongoing Arab uprising. Focusing on Syria and Egypt, Gilbert Achcar analyzes the factors of the regional relapse: the resilience of the old regimes, the power of religious reactionary forces, the exceptional number of rival international and regional supports of both reactionary camps, and the shortcomings of progressive forces. Drawing on a unique combination of scholarly and political knowledge of the Arab region, Achcar argues that, short of radical social change, the region will not achieve stability any time soon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saqi Books
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780863561788
• Artikelnr.: 45048687

Autorenporträt

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.