The Arab World Upended : Revolution and Its Aftermath in Tunisia and Egypt.

Book Title -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- Part 1- The Context ofthe Arab Spring -- Chapter 1- Western and Arab Theories of Revolution -- The Many Meanings of Thawra -- Brinton's Anatomy of Revolution -- Arab Theorists of Revolution -- The Islamic Project -- The International Setting -- Notes -- Chapter 2- Arab Revolutions and Counterrevolutions -- Past Arab Revolutions -- The Arab Counterrevolution -- Notes -- Chapter 3- Political Causes of the 2011 Uprisings -- The Role of Human Rights Groups -- The US Role in Promoting Uprisings -- Bush's "Freedom Agenda" for the Arab World -- First Fruits of the US Democracy Campaign -- The Tunisian Exception -- Egypt on the Cusp of Revolt -- Tunisia on the Cusp of Revolt -- Notes -- Chapter 4- Economic and Social Causes of the 2011 Uprisings -- Tunisia the Exception -- Impact of the 2008 Worldwide Recession -- Tunisia's Greedy First Family -- Egypt's Nouveaux Riches -- Egypt's Middle-Class Crisis -- Growing Labor Unrest in Egypt -- Notes -- Part 2- Stages of the Tunisian Revolution -- Chapter 5- Fall of the Ancien Regime -- The Plight of Sidi Bouzid -- Sidi Bouzid Explodes -- Revolt Spreads from Sidi Bouzid to Tunis -- The Middle Class Abandons Ben Ali -- Ben Ali's Precipitous Flight -- The Revolutionaries Struggle for Power -- The Rise of Ennahda -- Secularist Bulwark Against Islamists -- The Revolution's Ephemeral Honeymoon -- Notes -- Chapter 6- From Dual Sovereignty to Restoration -- The "Civil State" Debate -- Ennahda and the Salafi Extremists -- Secularists and Islamists Struggle in Dual Sovereignty -- Battle Over a New Constitution -- The Rise of Salafi Violence -- The Thermidorian Reaction -- Electoral Versus Revolutionary Legitimacy -- The Triumph of Revolutionary Legitimacy -- Ennahda Concedes Power -- The Restoration -- Notes.

Part 3- Stages of the Egyptian Revolution -- Chapter 7- Fall of the Pharaoh -- Gamal Mubarak Presidential Bid -- Mohamed ElBaradei's Return -- The November 2010 Parliamentary Elections -- Impact of the Tunisian Uprising -- The Onset of the Uprising -- Fall of the Pharaoh -- The Army Abandons Mubarak -- The US Role in Mubarak's Demise -- Legacies of the Uprising -- Notes -- Chapter 8- The Thermidorian Reaction -- The First Attempt at Military Rule -- The Secularists Turn on the Military -- Secularists and Islamists Go Their Separate Ways -- The Supraconstitutional Principles Debate -- The First Parliamentary Elections -- Last Hope for an Islamic-Secular Alliance Ends -- The ElBaradei Option -- The Revolution in Flames Again -- Islamists Triumph at the Ballot Box -- Secularists Turn Against the Military -- Islamists Struggle to Rule -- The June 2012 Presidential Elections -- Notes -- Chapter 9- Dual Sovereignty -- Role of the Judiciary -- Morsi Bids to Take Control of the Military -- Morsi Alienates the Military and Secularists -- Morsi's November 22 Decree -- The Brotherhood's Islamic Constitution -- Constitutional vs. Revolutionary Legitimacy -- The Salafis Abandon Morsi -- The "Deep State" at Work -- The Tamarod Petition Campaign -- The Second Uprising and Military Coup -- The Brotherhood's Last Stand -- Notes -- Chapter 10- The Restoration -- Return of the Old Political Elite -- Crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood -- The New Constitution -- War on Terrorism Silences All Opposition -- El-Sisi's Rise to Power -- El-Sisi's Decision to Seize Power -- El-Sisi's Tarnished Triumph at the Polls -- Restoration of the Old Political Order -- Restoration of the Mubaraks and Cronies -- Notes -- Part 4- Paradoxes and Challenges -- Chapter 11- Counterrevolution from Abroad -- The Saudi Role in the Counterrevolution -- The Saudi Role in Promoting Revolutions.

The Saudi Role in Tunisia -- The Saudi Role in Egypt -- Saudi Opposition to Brotherhood Rule -- Emirates Opposition to Brotherhood Rule -- Monarchs at Constant Odds -- The Arab Gulf States Act to Oust Morsi -- The US Role in Morsi's Downfall -- Notes -- Chapter 12- Postrevolution Prospects -- The Challenge from New Islamic Extremists -- Tunisia Under Islamic Attack -- Tunisia's Ruling Secularist Party Fragment -- Egypt Faces a Full-Scale Islamist Insurgency -- The House of Representatives Elections -- Prospects for New Revolutions -- Notes -- Part 5- Conclusion -- Chapter 13- Revolutions Compared -- Shades of the Great Revolutions -- Comparisons to Contemporary Revolutions -- Relevance of the Brintonian Model -- Why Different Outcomes in Tunisia and Egypt? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book.

No detailed description available for "The Arab World Upended".

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.