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This book is about power. The power wielded over others - by absolute monarchs, tyrannical totalitarian regimes and military occupiers - and the power of the people who resist and deny their rulers' claims to that authority by whatever means. The extraordinary events in the Middle East in 2011 offered a vivid example of how non-violent demonstration can topple seemingly invincible rulers. This book considers the ways in which the people have united to unseat their oppressors and fight against the status quo and probes the relationship between power and forms of resistance. It also examines how common experiences of violence and repression create new collective identities. This brilliant, yet unsettling book affords a panoramic view of the twentieth and twenty-first century Middle East through occupation, oppression and political resistance.
This book is about power. The power wielded over others - by absolute monarchs, tyrannical totalitarian regimes and military occupiers - and the power of the people who resist and deny their rulers' claims to that authority by whatever means. The extraordinary events in the Middle East in 2011 offered a vivid example of how non-violent demonstration can topple seemingly invincible rulers. This book considers the ways in which the people have united to unseat their oppressors and fight against the status quo and probes the relationship between power and forms of resistance. It also examines how common experiences of violence and repression create new collective identities. This brilliant, yet unsettling book affords a panoramic view of the twentieth and twenty-first century Middle East through occupation, oppression and political resistance.
1. State capture and violent resistance; 2. Contesting public space: resistance as the denial of authority; 3. Imposition and resistance in economic life; 4. Body politics: women's rights and women's resistance; 5. History wars: contesting the past, reclaiming the future; 6. Symbolic forms of resistance: art and power.
This book affords a panoramic view of the twentieth and twenty-first century Middle East through occupation, oppression and political resistance.
Charles Tripp is Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the General Editor of the Cambridge Middle East Studies Series and author of A History of Iraq (3rd edition, 2007) and Islam and the Moral Economy: The Challenge of Capitalism (2006).
'This spirited account carries conviction and by telling it Tripp
has made an important contribution in supplementing the record of
national liberation struggles.' Morning Star
'This important and erudite book is written with clarity and
illuminated with a commanding knowledge of the Middle East and its
complexities. It should be read by anyone hoping to calibrate their
moral and political bearings in this difficult and problematic
region.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Charles Tripp has written a remarkable book that provides
historical depth and rigorous insight into the long arcs of protest
in the Middle East and North Africa. Ranging from Morocco to Iran
and from the nineteenth century to the 'Arab Spring', Tripp
dissects the pathways of popular resistance to authoritarian power.
Mixing country case-studies with reflections on the nature of
violence, authority and symbolism, he demonstrates how they have
for decades undermined the edifice of autocracy in often surprising
and effective ways. At a time of profound regional upheaval and
great uncertainty over the general 'direction of travel', the book
provides a timely and highly original insight into power and
politics in the modern Middle East.' Kristian Coates Ulrichsen,
International Affairs
'In this book, Tripp looks at recent movements across the Middle
East for those hidden causes and underlying motivations that often
remain unseen and ignored by both scholars and policy makers, much
to their analytical detriment … Tripp gives readers the opportunity
to understand the issue of civil unrest and potential uprising
regardless of geography or specific case study … This insightful
work is organized in a comprehensive, probing manner likely to
maintain its significance well into the future. It makes sense and
is accessible to all: a much-needed addition to the literature.
Summing up: highly recommended. All readership levels.' M. D.
Crosston, Choice
'… incredibly useful as a core text for a course on resistance
movements in the Middle East, and scholars already familiar with
the topic and historical context should gain something from Tripp's
ability to weave these seemingly diverse and unconnected events
together in a single book.' H-Net Reviews
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