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1 online resource (ix, 250 pages). |
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Suspensions, contemporary Middle Eastern and Islamicate thought
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Suspensions (Series)
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| Summary |
"On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution: Power and Resistance Today is the first comparative analysis of two central political events that have altered our world forever: the Arab uprisings which started in Tunisia, and the Iranian revolution in 1979. Adib-Moghaddam demonstrates how contemporary forms of protest are changing our understanding about the way power and resistance function. In a theoretical tour de force which is substantiated with a range of primary material, he argues that acts of protest in Tehran to Cairo can be entirely linked to the same act in New York, London, Madrid and Athens. Breaking through the east/west, north/south divide, Adib-Moghaddam shows how the Arab revolts promise to shift the discourse away from the idea that Arabs and Muslims are peculiar, that "Middle Eastern Studies" cannot be linked to political theory, that the dynamics of rebellion "there" are fundamentally different from the politics of revolt "here". Adib-Moghaddam argues that the dialectics of power and resistance are truly universal and that they are unfolding within a globalised political context that is increasingly interconnected. In order to illuminate this argument theoretically, the study is organised around conceptual terms that feed into forms of power and resistance, such as revolution, radicalism, dissent, knowledge, neighbour and reform. These terms and concepts are discussed and deconstructed via an empirical discussion of pivotal events beyond the non-western world, demonstrating that for a long time, and without realising it, we have been living in the end times of unitary categories such as "west" and "east.""-- Provided by publisher |
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"A crucial analysis of political events in the contemporary Middle East, demonstrating that the Middle East is not "other.""-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Our Revolting Neighbours -- 2. Between Power and Resistance in Praxis -- 3. Between Power and Resistance in Theory -- 4. How the (Sub)altern Resist: A Dialogue with Foucault and Said -- 5. What is Radicalism? Lessons from Contemporary Iranian History -- 6. Discourse and Power: The Paradoxical Case of the Iranian-American Conjunction -- 7. Neighbourhood Policies: Muqawamah or the Meaning of Power and Resistance Today. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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Arab Spring (2010-) |
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Arab countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Arab countries. |
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Politics and government. |
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21st century |
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Middle East. |
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Revolutions -- Arab countries -- History -- 21st century.
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Revolutions. |
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History. |
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Iran -- History -- Revolution, 1979.
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Government, Resistance to -- Arab countries.
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Government, Resistance to. |
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Government, Resistance to -- Middle East.
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Revolution (Iran : 1979) |
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1979-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin. On the Arab Revolts and the Iranian Revolution. New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 9781472511898 (DLC) 2013025928 (OCoLC)830369867 |
| ISBN |
9781472512406 (electronic book) |
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1472512405 (electronic book) |
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1472506146 (electronic book) |
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9781472506146 (electronic book) |
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9781472552549 |
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1472552547 |
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1472511891 (hardback) |
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9781472511898 (hardback) |
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9781472589040 |
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1472589041 |
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99955577300 |
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