| Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring: Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Repression Contributor(s): Burns, Sean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1784538930 ISBN-13: 9781784538934 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Africa - North - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 320.917 |
| LCCN: 2020416158 |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through detailed exploration of events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen, Sean Burns here breaks down the concept of professionalism within the armed forces into its component parts and demonstrates how variation in military structures determines their behaviour. In so doing, and by emphasising historical context and drawing on a wide range of political science theory, Burns sheds fresh light onto the ways in which military structure affects the potential for democratic transition or the course of civil war. With this book he presented a wide-ranging study of the Middle East which provides key tools to understanding the opportunities for democratisation, both during the Arab Spring and beyond, and which is therefore essential reading for anyone working on the Middle East, popular uprisings and the politics of repression. |