Has al-Qaeda been strengthened or weakened? What effects have the uprisings had on the Israel-Palestine conflict? What conclusions might we draw from the uprisings so far? What Everyone Needs to Know® is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press. Reconsidering the possible historical significance of the uprisings Gelvin explores what this means for the United States and Iran. Revolutionary/rebel defeat Another result (e.g. He then looks at the monarchies of Morocco, Jordan, and the Gulf, exploring the commonalities and differences of protest movements in each. Gelvin compares two cases that defied expectations: Algeria, which experts assumed would experience a major upheaval after Egypt’s, and Syria, which experts failed to foresee. This second edition looks more closely at the situation of individual countries affected by the uprisings. The transitions in the Middle East will be even harder to accomplish because these countries lack democratic experience and natural founding leaders like Mario Soares, Vaclav Havel, and Nelson. Exploring the uprisings in Libya and Yemen, Gelvin explains why these two states are considered “weak,” why that status is important for understanding the upheavals there, and why outside powers intervened in Libya but not in Yemen. The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East Countries Kenneth M Pollack Tuesday, JanuIt’s impossible to know how bad the Middle East is going to get this year. Shifting the emphasis from the initial upheaval itself to the spinning out of the revolutionary process, Gelvin looks at such topics as the role of youth, laor, and religious groups in Tunisia and Egypt and discusses why the military turned against rulers in both countries. 1300 - 1922 Major Events: World War I Napoleonic Wars French Revolutionary wars Fall of Constantinople Armenian Genocide. Historian James Gelvin begins with an overview, asking questions such as: What sparked the Arab uprisings? Where did the demands for democracy and human rights come from? How appropriate is the phrase “Arab Spring”?-before turning to specific countries around the region. The Arab Revolt ( Arabic:, al-Thawra al-‘Arabiyya) or the Great Arab Revolt ( Arabic:, al-Thawra al-‘Arabiyya al-Kubr) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. What caused these uprisings? What is their significance? And what are their likely consequences? In an engaging question-and-answer format, this updated edition of The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know® explores all aspects of the revolutionary protests that have rocked the Middle East. This implies that, historically speaking, revolutions usually take place in less developed countries and in periods when the modernitys discontents are. Protestors took to the streets to demand greater freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and regime change. Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest.
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