The Levant express the Arab uprisings, human rights, and the future of the Middle East
The enormous sense of optimism unleashed by the Arab Spring in 2011 soon gave way to widespread suffering and despair. Of the many popular uprisings against autocratic regimes, Tunisia's now stands alone as a beacon of hope for sustainable human rights progress. Libya is a failed state; Egypt r...
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New Haven
Yale University Press
2019
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Table of Contents:
- Part One, Departure: Human Rights Uprisings: Railroads and Revolutions - The levant Express and the Arab Spring of Nations - Part Two, Derailment: Human Rights in Retreat: Arab Winters - Frost in Jerusalem - Part Three, Rerouting: Four Freedoms Plus One: Vox Populi and the Islamic Enlightenment - Sun, Sand, Water, and Shields - The Female Time Bomb - Remembering the Future - Conclusion: Human Rights in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment