The events that took place in Tunisia in January 2011 were the
spark igniting the uprisings that swept across North Africa and the
Middle East, toppling dictators and leading to violent conflict and
tense stand-offs. What was it about this small country in North
Africa that enabled it to play this exceptional role?
This book is a deeply informed account of the exercise of power
in Tunisia in the run-up to the revolt that forced its
authoritarian ruler, Ben Ali, into exile. It analyses the practices
of domination and repression that were pervasive features of
everyday life in Tunisia, showing how the debt economy and the
systems of social solidarity and welfare created forms of
subjection and mutual dependence between rulers and ruled, enabling
the reader to understand how a powerful protest movement could
develop despite tight control by police and party. For those
wishing to understand the extraordinary events unfolding across the
Arab world, this rich, subtle and insightful book is the
indispensable starting point.
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