{"product_id":"houses-built-on-sand-simon-mabon-9781526160348","title":"Houses Built on Sand: Violence, Sectarianism and Revolution in the Middle East","description":"The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst popular movements resulted in the toppling of authoritarian rule in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, other regimes were able to withstand these pressures. This book questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. Drawing on the work of political theorists such as Agamben and Arendt, Mabon explores the ways in which sovereign power is contested, resulting in the fragmentation of political projects across the region. Combining an innovative theoretical approach with interviews with people across the region and beyond, Mabon paints a picture of Middle Eastern politics dominated by elites seeking to maintain power and wealth, seemingly at whatever cost. This book is essential reading for those interested in understanding why the uprisings took place, their geopolitical consequences, and why they are likely to happen again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Mabon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 152616034X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526160348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d","brand":"Simon Mabon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045507264767,"sku":"9781526160348","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_666c8166-3e63-4957-a1a5-1048c0c99089.jpg?v=1684979166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/houses-built-on-sand-simon-mabon-9781526160348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}