Making the New Middle East: Politics, Culture, and Human Rights (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780815636069)

Demands for freedom, justice, and dignity have animated protests and revolutions across the Middle East in recent years, from the Iranian Green Movement and the Arab Spring uprisings to Turkey's March for Justice and the ongoing struggle in Palestine. Although expectations raised by the Arab Spring were largely disappointed and protests that toppled entrenched rulers unleashed vicious counterrevolutionary forces, there is no doubt that the landscape of the Middle East has changed. Drawing from diverse disciplines, this volume offers critical perspectives on these changes, covering politics, religion, gender dynamics, human rights, media, literature, and music. What ultimately has changed in "the new Middle East"? Who are the actors pushing the direction of change? How are aspirations for change being expressed through media and the arts? With extensive analysis and thoughtful reflection, this book gives readers an in-depth portrayal of a modernizing Middle East.

Author: Valerie J. Hoffman
ISBN-10: 0815636067
ISBN-13: 9780815636069
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2019
Pages: 504
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d