Killing Contention
Demobilization in Morocco During the Arab Spring
$188.39
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2022
Summary
Like other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Moroccans were inspired by the events in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011. Nine days after the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, thousands of Moroccans began protesting in the capital of Rabat on February 20. However, unlike other countries, Moroccans did not call for the overthrow of the king or the regime. Instead, Moroccan protesters initially demanded reforms to the constitution, and, specifically, a transition from an executiv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780815637745 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0815637748 |
| Author: | Sammy Zeyad Badran |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press |
| Imprint: | Syracuse University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 152mm x 228mm |
| Series: | Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East |
Critics Review
Killing Contention offers a very interesting reflection on the interactions between social movements and elections in authoritarian regimes.– “The Middle East Journal”
Badran’s Killing Contention tracks the February 20th Movement’s fate through the tools of political science. Theory and contemporary frameworks are underpinned by a remarkable body of in-person interviews of those who made their own history, now no longer disappearing into silence.– “James Miller, Professor Emeritus, Clemson University”
Sammy Zeyad Badran
Sammy Zeyad Badran is assistant professor of international studies at American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
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