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A rage for order : the Middle East in turmoil, from Tahrir Square to ISIS

Worth, Robert F.2017
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In 2011, a wave of revolution spread through the Middle East as protesters demanded an end to tyranny, corruption and economic decay. From Egypt to Yemen, a generation of young Arabs insisted on a new ethos of common citizenship. Their bravery and idealism stirred observers around the world and led militant jihadists to worry that they had been superseded by a new and peaceful uprising. Five years later, the utopian aspirations of 2011 have darkened. In one country after another, brutal terrorists and dictators have risen to the top as old divides reemerge and deepen. Egypt has become a more repressive police state than ever before; Libya, Syria and Yemen endure civil war and the extremists of ISIS have spread chaos and carnage across the region, and beyond it. This book tracks the tormented legacy of what was once called the Arab Spring.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Pendleton LibraryAdult Non Fiction363.325095 WORPaperbackAvailable
Author:
Imprint:
London : Picador, 2017.
Collation:
259 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781447240556 (pbk)
Dewey class:
363.3250956363.325095
Language:
English
BRN:
2474040
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