Political Identities and Popular Uprisings in the Middle East (Paperback)

Identity plays an important part in terms of how we imagine our relationship with the state and governing bodies. If we know who we are, then we can know and articulate what we want as political actors. This book examines the relationship between identity and political dissent in the context of the Arab and non-Arab Middle East by focusing on recent uprisings and protests in the region. The case studies here - Iran, Palestine, Israel, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan - highlight a number of dynamics and different forms of resistance. These examples show how political identities are multiple, not static and that they are too complex to be reduced to superficial dichotomies of Islamism vs. secularism or Sunnism vs. Shi'ism. Through examining the relationship between everyday grassroots politics and the question of identity, as well as elite identity discourses, this volume presents a textured analysis of the region's dynamic political communities. This book explores how different identities must be navigated, negotiated and how they intersect at a time of dramatic change in the Middle East.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2016
Editors:	Shabnam J. Holliday • Philip Leech
Dimensions:	229 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-78348-449-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
LSN:	1-78348-449-7
Barcode:	9781783484492

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