{"product_id":"the-people-want-gilbert-achcar-9780863564772","title":"The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAchcar argues that the Arab Spring was but the beginning of a long-term revolutionary process - a perspective confirmed by a second wave of uprisings in 2019 - and outlines the requirements for a solution to the crisis; this new edition features a preface drawing a balance sheet of the upheaval's first decade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The people want' - thus began the slogans chanted by millions of protesters in 2011 in what was dubbed the 'Arab Spring'.  While the protests revealed a long-suppressed craving for democracy, they also laid bare a deep structural crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark work, Middle East analyst Gilbert Achcar examines the socio-economic roots and political dynamics of the regional upheaval. He assesses the peculiarities of the region's states and regimes, and sheds light on the movements that use Islam as a political banner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Achcar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0863564771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780863564772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saqi Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Gilbert Achcar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063439618303,"sku":"9780863564772","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_207e36c3-0334-4795-891a-2187d72641f9.jpg?v=1685389559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-people-want-gilbert-achcar-9780863564772","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}