Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the
"Arab Spring" has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent
into mayhem and war. The revolution has been overwhelmed by clashes
between rival counter-revolutionary forces: resilient old regimes
on the one hand and Islamic fundamentalist contenders on the other.
In this eagerly awaited book, foremost Arab world and international
affairs specialist Gilbert Achcar analyzes the factors of the
regional relapse. Focusing on Syria and Egypt, Achcar assesses the
present stage of the uprising and the main obstacles, both regional
and international, that prevent any resolution. In Syria, the
regime's brutality has fostered the rise of jihadist forces, among
which the so-called Islamic State emerged as the most ruthless and
powerful. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's year in power was
ultimately terminated by the contradictory conjunction of a second
revolutionary wave and a bloody reactionary coup. Events in Syria
and Egypt offer salient examples of a pattern of events happening
across the Middle East. Morbid Symptoms offers a timely analysis of
the ongoing Arab uprising that will engage experts and general
readers alike. Drawing on a unique combination of scholarly and
political knowledge of the Arab region, Achcar argues that, short
of radical social change, the region will not achieve stability any
time soon.
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