{"product_id":"the-politics-of-pandemics-karim-mezran-9788855263801","title":"The Politics of Pandemics: Evolving Regime-Opposition Dynamics in the MENA Region","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Covid-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time, as many countries in the MENA region remain engulfed in vicious internal conflicts or must cope with structural socio-economic distress and popular dissent. In many respects, such a context and many of its problems resemble those that formed the backdrop for the Arab Spring in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Exactly like what happens with humans, who are hit the hardest when presenting pre-existing conditions, MENA states have been impacted because of their own pre-existing conditions. In this sense, the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare all the vulnerabilities and deficiencies of these states' structures, and has aggravated pre-existing political, social, and economic shortcomings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How has the pandemic impacted state structures? What is its effect on organized protests and spontaneous popular movements? What are the possible long-term consequences?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karim Mezran,Annalisa Perteghella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8855263803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788855263801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ledizioni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Karim Mezran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446516461823,"sku":"9788855263801","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_759238c1-b07b-416f-b258-1815a17b8dc2.jpg?v=1777225158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-pandemics-karim-mezran-9788855263801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}