The people want : (Record no. 68714)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0520274970 (hardback)
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International Standard Book Number 0520280512 (paperback)
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International Standard Book Number 9780520274976 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780520280519 (paperback)
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
Language code of original fre
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number JQ1850.A91
Item number A336 2013
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Achcar, Gilbert.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The people want :
Remainder of title a radical exploration of the Arab uprising /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Gilbert Achcar ; translated from the French by G. M. Goshgarian.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Berkeley :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of California Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2013]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 310 pages ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
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504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. ""The people want.": This first half of slogans chanted by millions of Arab protesters since 2011 revealed a long-repressed craving for democracy. But huge social and economic problems were also laid bare by the protestors' demands. Simplistic interpretations of the uprising that has been shaking the Arab world since a young street vendor set himself on fire in Central Tunisia, on 17 December 2010, seek to portray it as purely political, or explain it by culture, age, religion, if not conspiracy theories. Instead, Gilbert Achcar locates the deep roots of the upheaval in the specific economic features that hamper the region's development and lead to dramatic social consequences, including massive youth unemployment. Intertwined with despotism, nepotism, and corruption, these features, produced an explosive situation that was aggravated by post-9/11 U.S. policies. The sponsoring of the Muslim Brotherhood by the Emirate of Qatar and its influential satellite channel, Al Jazeera, contributed to shaping the prelude to the uprising. But the explosion's deep roots, asserts Achcar, mean that what happened until now is but the beginning of a revolutionary process likely to extend for many more years to come. The author identifies the actors and dynamics of the revolutionary process: the role of various social and political movements, the emergence of young actors making intensive use of new information and communication technologies, and the nature of power elites and existing state apparatuses that determine different conditions for regime overthrow in each case. Drawing a balance-sheet of the uprising in the countries that have been most affected by it until now, i.e. Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Syria, Achcar sheds special light on the nature and role of the movements that use Islam as a political banner. He scrutinizes attempts at co-opting the uprising by these movements and by the oil monarchies that sponsor them, as well as by the protector of these same monarchies: the U.S. government. Underlining the limitations of the "Islamic Tsunami" that some have used as a pretext to denigrate the whole uprising, Gilbert Achcar points to the requirements for a lasting solution to the social crisis and the contours of a progressive political alternative."--
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Arab Spring, 2010-
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Information technology
General subdivision Political aspects
Geographic subdivision Arab countries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Protest movements
Geographic subdivision Arab countries
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Revolutions
Geographic subdivision Arab countries
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Unemployment
Geographic subdivision Arab countries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Youth
General subdivision Political activity
Geographic subdivision Arab countries.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Arab countries
General subdivision Economic conditions
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Arab countries
General subdivision Politics and government
Chronological subdivision 21st century.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Beach Library Beach Library 01/10/2023   0323598 01/10/2023 1 01/10/2023 BOOK VIRTUAITEM
    Library of Congress Classification     Emirates National Library Emirates National Library 01/10/2023   0401794 01/10/2023 1 01/10/2023 BOOK VIRTUAITEM