Arab Spring - Uprisings, Powers, Interventions (Paperback, UK ed.)

The events of the Arab Spring presented a dramatic reconstitution of politics and the public sphere through their aesthetic and performative uses of public space. Mass demonstrations have become a new global political form, grounded in the localization of globalizing processes, institutions, and relationships. This volume delves beneath the seemingly chaotic nature of events to explore the structural dynamics underpinning popular resistance and their support or suppression. It moves beyond what has usually been defined as Arab Spring nations to include critical views on Bahrain, the Palestinian territories, and Turkey. The research and analysis presented explores not just the immediate protests, but also the historical realization, appropriation, and even institutionalization of these critical voices, as well as the role of international criminal law and legal exceptionalism in authorizing humanitarian interventions. Above all, it questions whether the revolutions have since been hijacked and the broad popular uprisings already overrun, suppressed, or usurped by the upper classes.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	March 2014
Authors:	Kjetil Fosshagen
Dimensions:	178 x 108 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	122
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-78238-465-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
LSN:	1-78238-465-0
Barcode:	9781782384656

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