Overview
- Includes the analysis of a number of neglected or even completely unexplored subjects such as the role of the Amazigh population during the Arab Spring, a sociological analysis of the Ultras in Egypt during popular uprisings, and the formation and institutionalization of anarchical movements in Egypt
- Chapters engage directly with events and phenomena that are of great relevance in contemporary political processes of interest to the general public, not just to a specialized audience
Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Contextualizing the Arab Spring Uprisings: Different Regimes, Different Revolutions, and Different Trajectories
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Rethinking Contentious Politics: History and Theory
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Internationalization of Contentious Politics
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Collective Identities, Minorities, and the Politics of Contention
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Contentious Politics: Embracing the Margins
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Keywords
- Contentious Politics
- Middle East
- contentious actors
- activism
- margins
- popular uprisings
- Arab Spring
- revolts
- protests
- opposition
- protests groups
- popular participation
- civil society
- citizenship
- social movements
- Social Movement theories
- national
- regional
- international
- military
- Collective action
- conflict
- Engagement
- Institution
- Israel
- neoliberalism
- participation
- politics
- Protest
- Protests
- revolution
- Social Movement
- Social movements
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Reviews
'The collection is impressive for the sheer breadth and diversity of its coverage, and also for the depth of empirical research and analysis which characterize many of the essays. The essays in the volume will be of real interest to a wide range of readers, given the on going political upheaval in the Middle East.' John Sidel, Sir Patrick Gillam Professor of International and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
'This book is a refreshing antidote to the naïve celebrations of the 'Arab spring', to be replaced by the cynicism generated by its reversals, in favour of original studies of the diversity of political action and agency in specific locations and contexts, enriched by historical and comparative perspectives, and theoretical literacy.' Sami Zubaida, Professor Emeritus of Politics and Sociology, University of London, UK
'From football fans in Egypt to foreign fighters in Syria, from Copts in Egypt, Amazigh in North Africa and Kurds in Turkey, this book explores how social identities coalesce and movements emerge and evolve in circumstances of uncertainty and contestation. A valuable volume, it brings the fresh and inventive approaches and equally provocative insights of a new generation of scholars to some of the most vexed and challenging questions in the Middle East today.' Lisa Anderson, President of the American University in Cairo, Egypt
'The subjects featured in this book build on what wealready know but also fill in many of the gaps in our current understanding of what is really happening in the region. Particularly impressive is how this collection anticipates the next areas of change. For example, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon face enormous challenges, yet are often overlooked in current studies and in the media because those challenges have not yet erupted. The Middle East is changing so much and so fast that, at times, it can be difficult to keep up. With an editor of Fawaz Gerges's standing, you know you can trust the quality of the scholarship in this book.' ME McMillan, author of From the First World War to the Arab Spring: What's Really Going On in the Middle East?
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contentious Politics in the Middle East
Book Subtitle: Popular Resistance and Marginalized Activism beyond the Arab Uprisings
Editors: Fawaz A. Gerges
Series Title: Middle East Today
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137530868
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53721-8Published: 13 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53720-1Published: 13 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53086-8Published: 29 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-7017
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 566
Topics: Terrorism and Political Violence, Political Sociology, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Middle Eastern Politics, Political Science