{"product_id":"the-dispossessed-generation-jrg-gertel-9780863569524","title":"The Dispossessed Generation: Youth in the Middle East and North Africa: Youth in the Middle East and North Africa","description":"The Arab uprisings of\u003cbr\u003ethe early 2010s raised hopes for the development of more democratic structures\u003cbr\u003eand better living conditions for millions in the region. Instead, they were\u003cbr\u003efollowed by authoritarian backlash, civil wars, economic collapse and food and\u003cbr\u003eenergy insecurity. Young people are often the ones hit hardest by the\u003cbr\u003econjunction of these problems. How do they cope with insecurities and growing\u003cbr\u003euncertainties, and what drives them to pursue their own dreams in spite of\u003cbr\u003ebeing disenfranchised?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dispossessed Generation\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive, in-depth study of young people in the MENA region to date, providing invaluable insights into their self-perceptions and life chances. In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of researchers assess a survey of 12,000 sixteen- to thirty-year-olds from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. They illuminate the extent to which young people engage with their societies and mine new opportunities from a multiplicity of crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J?rg Gertel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863569528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863569524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"J?rg Gertel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46618229047551,"sku":"9780863569524","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dadc13bb-bd84-49a6-a669-c138f328e385.jpg?v=1740069517","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dispossessed-generation-jrg-gertel-9780863569524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}