how the Islamists hijacked the Middle East revolts /
John R. Bradley.
New York City :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
v, 247 pages ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"When popular revolutions erupted in Tunisia and Egypt, the West assumed that democracy and pluralism would triumph. Greatly praised author and foreign correspondent John R. Bradley draws on his extensive firsthand knowledge of the region's cultures and societies to show how Islamists will fill the power vacuum in the wake of the revolutions. This vivid and timely book gives an original analysis of the new Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Bahrain by highlighting the dramatic spread of Saudi-funded Wahhabi ideology, inter-tribal rivalries, and Sunni-Shia divisions. Bradley provides a boots-on-the-ground look at how the revolutions were first ignited and the major players behind them and shows how the local population participated in and responded to the uprisings. In Tunisia he witnesses secularists under violent attack, and in Egypt he observes radical Islamists taking control of the streets. He illuminates the ancient sectarian strife shaking Bahrain, the fierce civil wars pitching tribe against tribe in Libya and Yemen, and the ethnic divisions threatening to tear apart Syria and Iran. Taking it one step further, Bradley offers a comprehensive look at how across countries the liberal, progressive voices that first rallied the Arab masses were drowned out by the slogans of the better-organized and more popular radical Islamists."--Jacket.
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How the Islamists hijacked the Middle East revolts
Democratization-- Middle East.
Islam and politics-- Middle East.
Revolutions-- Middle East.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Arabischer Frühling
Aufstand
Democratization-- Middle East.
Democratization-- Middle East.
Democratization.
Demokratisierung.
Fundamentalismus
History.
Islam
Islam and politics-- Middle East.
Islam and politics-- Middle East.
Islam and politics.
Islam.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
Politics and government
Politik.
Revolution.
Revolutions-- Middle East.
Revolutions-- Middle East.
Revolutions.
Middle East, Politics and government, 21st century.
Arabische Staaten
Middle East, Politics and government, 21st century.