Part 1. Youth as a Social Category -- Part 2. Negotiating Identity in Times of Risk -- Part 3. Representation and Self-Perception -- Part 4. Militancy and Street Violence -- Part 5. Voluntarism and Civil Society -- Part 6. Popular Culture and Music.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In 2011, Arab youth took to the streets in their thousands to demand their freedom. Although it is too early to speculate on the ultimate outcome of the uprisings, one auspicious feature stands out: they reveal the genesis of a new generation sparked by the desire for civil liberties, advocacy for human rights, and participatory democracy. This unique volume explores some of the antecedents of the upheavals and anticipates alternative venues of resistance that marginalized youth - from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine to Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Iran - can mobilize to realize their emancipatory e.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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21EEAC27-C644-404D-BE74-B5FE137783EF
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Title
Arab Youth : Social Mobilisation in Times of Risk.
International Standard Book Number
9780863564574
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Youth-- Political activity-- Middle East.
Politics and government
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.
Youth-- Political activity.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Middle East, Politics and government, 21st century.
Moyen-Orient, Politique et gouvernement, 21e siècle.