Arab Revolution: Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising

by Jean-Pierre Filiu

Book Overview

When Mohammad Bouazizi sets himself on fire on December 17, 2010, he started a series of extraordinary events that spread across the Middle East with stunning rapidity. In less than a month, President Ben Ali fled Tunisia, ending a twenty-three year regime. Shortly thereafter, on 11 February 2011, President Mubarak of Egypt stepped down after nearly thirty years in power.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199898294
• ISBN13: 9780199898299
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"