Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Millenarianism, Renewal, Justice, Rights and Reform, 1798–1914; Part II. Patriotism, Liberalism, Armed Struggle, and Ideology, 1914–52; Part III. National Independence, Guerrilla War, and Social Revolution, 1952–76; Part IV. Islamism, Revolution, Uprisings, and Liberalism, 1977–2011; Conclusion; Citations.
A ground-breaking account of popular protest in the Middle East and North Africa from the eighteenth century to the present.
John Chalcraft is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His publications include The Invisible Cage: Syrian Workers in Lebanon (2009) and Counterhegemony in the Colony and Postcolony (co-edited with Yaseen Noorani, 2007).
'John Chalcraft is the Howard Zinn of Middle East studies
… [This book] is essential for understanding how the region
came to be so fraught in our own era.' Juan Cole, University of
Michigan
'Unparalleled in both its ambitions and its achievements, this book
provides … a brilliant synthetic reinterpretation of the role of
popular politics …' John Sidel, London School of Economics and
Political Science
'This book makes an outstanding contribution to the study of the
recent history and politics of the Middle East.' Charles Tripp,
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
'In its comparative and theoretical approach, this work is
unmatched.' Julia Clancy-Smith, University of Arizona
'[This] insightful book shows how mass mobilization helped to shape
state-formation and nation-building in the region over the past two
centuries, creating the backdrop … for today's tumultuous
conflicts.' Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill
'John Chalcraft has written a masterpiece of bottom-up analysis and
interpretation over two centuries of Middle Eastern longing,
struggle, and change.' Michael Provence, University of California,
San Diego
'… an immensely important book, and it is likely to inspire
vigorous and lively debate about how to understand politics in the
Middle East for years to come.' Aaron G. Jakes, Middle East
Journal
'Although other scholars have studied the role of mass mobilization
and street politics in the Middle East, the sheer breadth of this
ambitious study sets it apart as an outstanding contribution to the
understanding of political upheaval that has engulfed the region
for more than a century. Analytically rich and theoretically
informed, this book is a major contribution to the literature on
Middle Eastern studies … Highly recommended. Upper-division
undergraduates through faculty.' M. Dorraj, Choice
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