The second Arab awakening : and the battle for pluralism /

This important book is not about immediate events or policies or responses to the Arab Spring. Instead, it takes a long, judicious view of political change in the Arab world, beginning with the first Awakening in the nineteenth century and extending into future decades when, if the dream is realized...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Muasher, Marwan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Arab Spring, 2010- Revolutions > Arab countries > History > 21st century. Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century. Pluralism. HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Understanding the awakening
The first Arab awakening: a battle for independence
Redefining Arab moderation
Islamist movements: despots or democrats
Assessing what has changed
Part II: From awakening to pluralism
Education for pluralism
The second Arab awakening and the Arab-Israeli conflict: peace now or never
Third forces and the battle for pluralism.