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Tunisian Revolutions - Reflections on Seas, Coasts, and Interiors (Paperback)
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Tunisian Revolutions - Reflections on Seas, Coasts, and Interiors (Paperback)
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In December 2010 an out-of-work Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed
Bouazizi, set himself on fire and precipitated the Arab Spring.
Popular interpretations of Bouazizi's self-immolation presented
economic and political oppression by the Ben Ali regimes as the
root causes of widespread social despair that triggered the
Tunisian revolution. Yet as Julia Clancy-Smith points out,
Tunisia's long history of organized political activism and protest
movements suggests a far more complicated set of processes.
Proposing a conceptual framework of "coastalization" vs.
"interiorization," Clancy-Smith examines Tunisia's last two
centuries and demonstrates how geographical and environmental and
social factors also lie behind that country's modern political
history. Within this framework Clancy-Smith explores how Tunisia's
coast became a Mediterranean playground for transnational elites, a
mecca of tourism, while its interior agrarian regions suffered
increasing neglect and marginalization. This distinction has had a
profound impact on the fate of Tunisia and has manifested itself in
divisive debates over politics, the state, and religion as well as
women's socio-legal status that have led to a series of mass civic
actions culminating in revolution. Clancy-Smith proposes a fresh
historical lens through which to view the relationship between
spacial displacements, regionalization, and transnationalism.
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Imprint: |
Georgetown University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2014 |
Authors: |
Julia Clancy-Smith
(Professor of History)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
52 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-62616-231-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-62616-231-X |
Barcode: |
9781626162310 |
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