The Reawakening of the Arab World: Challenge and Change in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring

by Samir Amin

Book Overview

According to renowned Marxist economist Samir Amin, the recent Arab Spring uprisings comprise an integral part of a massive "second awakening" of the Global South. From the self-immolation in December 2010 of a Tunisian street vendor, to the consequent outcries in Cairo's Tahrir Square against poverty and corruption, to the ongoing upheavals across the Middle East and Northern Africa, the Arab world is shaping what may become of Western imperialism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583675973
• ISBN13: 9781583675977
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"