{"product_id":"arduous-paths-azmi-bishara-9780197851227","title":"Arduous Paths: On the Theory and Practice of Democratic Transition","description":"Azmi Bishara's \u003cem\u003eArduous Paths\u003c\/em\u003e builds on his sizeable body of work on democracy through the lenses of civil society, religion and secularism, populism and sectarianism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArab transition scholarship is regarded in some quarters as confined to theory, reliant on imported data, and uncritical of concepts of democratization. However, while Bishara situates his research within a critical theoretical framework, he directly engages with the concerns of contemporary Arab societies--given the relevance of the transition to democracy for those living under authoritarianism--by testing theory and lessons learned from democratic transitions elsewhere against Arab cases, thus contributing to the scholarly debate. This English translation offers a detailed analysis of modernization and transition theory, interwoven with empirical evidence from the modern Middle East and the author's critical commentary and evaluation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBishara evaluates the outcomes of transition experiences in Arab countries that have seen revolutions and popular uprisings, illustrating how--despite the centrality of the demand for democracy across the region during the 2010\/2011 protests, and again in 2019--transition failed in some cases, and never took place in others. He concludes by offering the reader a distinctly Arab contribution to the field of democratic transition studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Azmi Bishara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197851223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197851227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.57w x 1.59d","brand":"Azmi Bishara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443061240063,"sku":"9780197851227","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c62de45f-50a6-44a4-b4a7-9fdf1a117051.jpg?v=1777201589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arduous-paths-azmi-bishara-9780197851227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}