The book provides an analysis of the revolts and revolutions that broke out in the Middle East and the region of northern Africa in late-2010 and 2011. It studies their origin and the course they assumed in the Arab world to rethink how one apprehends the world. It examines the revolts as a show of the force of suppressed social classes against despotic regimes, the revolts spreading as a tidal wave across the region. It explores the local dynamics and removal of long-standing leaders, the nature of the protests, and role of regional actors like Turkey and Iran in it. The writers also engage in a tour of the history of the nations to better understand the sociology of the revolts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vijay Prashad
Dr. Vijay Prashad is Associate Professor and Director of International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is the author of five books: Untouchable Freedom: A Social History of a Dalit Community (Oxford, 1999); Karma of Brown Folk (Minnesota, 2000; chosen as one of the 25 books of the year by the Village Voice); Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting: Afro-Asian Connections and the Myth of Cultural Purity (Beacon, 2001; chosen as one of the 25 best books of the year by the Village Voice); War Against the Planet: The Fifth Afghan War, US Imperialism and Other Assorted Fundamentalisms (Leftword, 2002); Fat Cats and Running Dogs: The Enron Stage of Capitalism (Common Courage, Leftword and Zed Books, 2002)
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