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The Levant Express

The Arab Uprisings, Human Rights, and the Future of the Middle East

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The Levant Express

By: Micheline R. Ishay
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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The enormous sense of optimism unleashed by the Arab Spring in 2011 soon gave way to widespread suffering and despair. Of the many popular uprisings against autocratic regimes, Tunisia's now stands alone as a beacon of hope for sustainable human rights progress. Libya is a failed state; Egypt returned to military dictatorship; the Gulf States suppressed popular protests and tightened control; and Syria and Yemen are ravaged by civil war.

Challenging the widely shared pessimism among regional experts, Micheline Ishay charts bold and realistic pathways for human rights in a region beset by political repression, economic distress, sectarian conflict, a refugee crisis, and violence against women. With due attention to how patterns of revolution and counterrevolution play out in different societies and historical contexts, Ishay reveals the progressive potential of subterranean human rights forces and offers strategies for transforming current realities in the Middle East.

©2019 Micheline R. Ishay (P)2019 Tantor 21st Century Middle East Modern Political Science Politics & Government World Africa Human Rights Military Middle Ages War Refugee Iran Socialism Social justice Imperialism Civil War Soviet Union Russia Capitalism Human Rights Politics

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l love the subject. good analytical work and interesting correlations with socioeconomic development and peace and conflict.

Great read, very well written and informative. pleasant voice of reader.

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