On the Arab revolts and the Iranian Revolution : power and resistance today /

"On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today is the first comparative analysis of two central political events that have altered our world forever: the Arab uprisings which started in Tunisia, and the Iranian revolution in 1979. Adib-Moghaddam demonstrates how con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London, England; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Series:	Suspensions (Series)
Subjects:	Arab Spring, 2010- Arab countries > Politics and government > 21st century. Middle East > Politics and government > 21st century. Revolutions > Arab countries > History > 21st century. Iran > History > Revolution, 1979. Government, Resistance to > Arab countries. Government, Resistance to > Middle East. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. History. Arab Spring (2010-) Revolution (Iran : 1979) 1979 - 2099 Government, Resistance to. Political science. Revolutions. Arab countries. Iran. Middle East.

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Introduction1. Our Revolting Neighbours2. Between Power and Resistance in Praxis3. Between Power and Resistance in Theory4. How the (Sub)altern Resist: A Dialogue with Foucault and Said5. What is Radicalism? Lessons from Contemporary Iranian History6. Discourse and Power: The Paradoxical Case of the Iranian-American Conjunction7. Neighbourhood Policies: Muqawamah or the Meaning of Power and Resistance TodayNotesBibliographyIndex.