The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 (eBook, PDF)

Voices from the Revolution
Redaktion: Karam, Jeffrey G.; Majed, Rima

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In October 2019, hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Lebanon to protest austerity measures in what became known as the "thawra." These were the largest mass protests seen in the country's modern history.

The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 puts the revolution in its historical and regional context and also follows the huge transformations that have been unraveling in Lebanon ever since. The book is a unique source of testimonies that brings to the fore the voices of those scholars, activists, researchers, and journalists who took part in the protests or were closely involved in the unfolding events. These accounts include stories about specific events and struggles, views of the uprising from various regions of the country, and reflections on topics such as the labor struggle, disability, the student movement, foreign interventions, the struggle for preserving environmental spaces, the role of refugees and non-Lebanese within the movement, and women and queer participation.

The book situates the protests within the historical, political, economic, social, and environmental foundations of the Lebanese polity, as well as in the broader context of a "second wave" of Arab uprisings and a global wave of upheavals in 2019, making this book a testament to the rich history of protests and activism in the country. It features some primary documents, including photos and other materials that were disseminated in the streets and over social media platforms, making this book an important resource of first-hand knowledge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780755644445
• Artikelnr.: 64692444

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey G. Karam is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon, and a Research Associate at Harvard University's Middle East Initiative in the U.S. He is the editor of The Middle East in 1958: Reimagining A Revolutionary Year (I.B Tauris, 2020) and his work has been published in both academic and public outlets, including Intelligence and National Security, the Arab Studies Journal, The Washington Post, H-Diplo and ISSF, the Daily Star Lebanon, Megaphone and Jadaliyya. Rima Majed is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon. Her work has appeared in many academic and media platforms including Social Forces; Mobilization; Middle East Law and Governance; Global Dialogue; Idafat: The Arab Journal of Sociology; Al Jumhuriya; CNN; Middle East Eyes, OpenDemocracy, and Al Jazeera English.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - Lara Bitar
1. Framing the October Uprising in Lebanon: An Unfolding Revolutionary
Situation - Jeffrey G. Karam and Rima Majed
Part 1 - Setting the Stage: Situating the Uprising within the Foundations
of the Lebanese Polity, Regional Considerations, and Global Consequences
2. Reckoning with the Past: Selected Scenes from the Modern History of
Lebanon - Sana Tannoury-Karam
3. Lebanon's Post-War Political Economy: From Reconstruction to Collapse -
Mohamad Zbeeb
4. Wondering About the Social - Samer Frangie
5. Law in Times of Revolution:A Double-Edged Sword of Repression and
Resistance - Lama Karamé
6. Filthy Flows of Power: A Political Ecology of Disasters in Lebanon -
Roland Riachi
7. 'Sectarian Neoliberalism' and the 2019 Uprisings in Lebanon and Iraq -
Rima Majed
8. The Shadow Guardians of the Status-Quo: The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 and
the International Politics of Counter-Revolution - Jeffrey G. Karam
Part 2 - Faces of the Revolutionary Uprising: Tactics, Repression, and
Alternative Voices and Movements
9. How Urban Space Shapes Collective Action: The Lebanon Uprising of 2019 -
Mona Harb
10. Alternative Media and Digital Platforms: Empowerment Tools for Civic
Engagement - Claudia Kozman
11. Lebanon's Alternative Labor Movement: In Between Collapse and
Revolutionary Imaginaries - Nadim El Kak
12. Appearing as Women - Sara Mourad
13. Clashing with the Patriarchy: The Promise of Potential as Politics --
Nay el Rahi
14. The Lebanese Uprising through the Eyes of Loyalists - Mortada Al-Amine
15. The Power and Limits of Blocking Roads: How the October Uprising
Disrupted Lebanon - Nizar Hassan
16. The Different Faces of Counterrevolution and Obstacles for Change in
Lebanon - Joseph Daher
17. The 'Lebanese' Uprising: Revisions from Refugees and Migrants - Moné
Makkawi
18. Lebanese Diaspora, October 17 Uprising, and Political Transformation in
Lebanon - Paul Tabar and Yara El-Zakka
Part 3 - Experiencing the Revolution (Thawra): Testimonies and Reflections
from the Ground
19. The Cycle of Loss: Between Trial and Sabotage - Hani Adada
20. "A Nation for All": The Lebanon Uprising and Disability Rights in
Lebanon - Grace Khawam
21. A Feminist Revolution Par Excellence - Myriam Sfeir
22. Student Activism and the October Uprising: We Felt Once More That
Everything Is Anew - Samir Skayni
23. Road blocking, Mass Strike, and the Qantari Collective - Rawane Nassif
24. Night of the Banks: Uprising Against the Rule of Banks -- Mohammad
Bzeih
25. The Struggle for the Bisri Valley - Roland Nassour
26. Reconstructing the Uprising in Tripoli: The Revolution that Never Left
the Square - Tamim Abdo
27. The Mobilization in Baalbeck-Hermel: On the Incomplete Uprising of the
First Days and the Dissidents that Carried on Despite Everything - Lamia
Sahili
28. Experiencing the Uprising in the Chouf and Aley Region - Alaa Al Sayegh
29. Reflections from Two Revolutions: From the Ignition of the Tunisian
Revolt to the Lebanon Uprising -- Olfa Saadaoui
30. From Syria to Lebanon: We Felt Again that Everything is New -- Saad
Choeb
Afterword - Leyla Dakhli