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" From Arab spring to Islamic winter / "
Raphael Israeli.
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BL
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1050141
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bc1094
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English
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Israeli, Raphael.
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From Arab spring to Islamic winter /\ Raphael Israeli.
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©2013
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New Brunswick (U.S.A.) ;London (U.K.) :: Transaction Publishers,, [2013]
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xix, 317 pages ;; 24 cm
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9781412852593
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: 1412852595
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index.
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Introduction: The transition from an Arab spring to an Islamic winter -- The structure of Arab society: tribes and artificial states -- The Ottoman heritage -- Authoritarian rule in the Islamic world -- The caliphate and the ideal of the Islamic state -- The globalization of information and the world media -- Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, and the republican model -- Saudi Arabia, the gulf states, Morocco, Jordan, and the monarchial model -- Syria, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the tribal model -- Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and the Shi'ite model -- Algeria, Mali, Sudan, Somalia, the Palestinians, and the revolutionary model -- Summary: The Islamic spring and Israel, and what lies ahead.
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The world is watching with uncertainity as the "Arab Spring" unfolds. Optimistically named by international media sources, the term "Arab Spring" associates the unrest with ideas of renewal, revival, and democratic thought and deed. Many hoped the overthrow of authoritarian leaders signaled a promising new beginning for the Arab world. Raphael Israeli argues that instead of paving a path toward liberal democracy, the Arab Spring in fact launched a power struggle. Judging from the experiences of countries where the dust is settling--including Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and perhaps also Syria and Libya--it appears that Islamic governments will fill the vacuum in leadership. The hopes that swept the Islamic world with the Arab Spring have given way to a winter of lost hopes and aspirations, as it becomes increasingly clear that democratic outcomes are not on the horizon. What is worse is that the West seems to have abandoned its hopes for democracy and freedom in the region, instead making peace with the idea that Islamic governments must be accepted as the lesser of evil options.
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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World politics-- 2005-2015.
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15.50 general world history; history of great parts of the world, peoples, civilizations: general.
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Politics and government
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World politics.
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Arabische lente.
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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World politics-- 2005-2015.
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Islamic countries, Politics and government, 21st century.
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Islamic countries.
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Midden-Oosten.
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Islamic countries, Politics and government, 21st century.
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| Dewey Classification
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909/.097492708312
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JQ1850.A91I85 2013
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15.50bcl
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