Houses built on sand : violence, sectarianism and revolution in the Middle East /
Mabon, Simon,
Houses built on sand : violence, sectarianism and revolution in the Middle East / Simon Mabon. - First Published. - Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2020. - xi, 254 pages ; 24 cm. - Identities and geopolitics in the Middle East. . - Identities and geopolitics in the Middle East. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst some regimes were able to withstand these challenges through recourse to coercive strategies, others were toppled. This book questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. It argues that this was a direct consequence of state building processes and the cultivation of particular relationships between rulers and ruled. One of the consequences of such efforts is the transformation of regional politics along increasingly 'sectarianized' lines to devastating effect. This book offers a timely and unique approach to linking the events of the Arab Uprisings and on-going conflict across the region through exploring the marginalization and manipulation of identities across the Middle East.
9781526126467
Political violence--Middle East.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Power (Social sciences)--Middle East.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
Power (Social sciences)
Middle East--Politics and government--1979-
Middle East.
HN656 / .M112 2020
Houses built on sand : violence, sectarianism and revolution in the Middle East / Simon Mabon. - First Published. - Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2020. - xi, 254 pages ; 24 cm. - Identities and geopolitics in the Middle East. . - Identities and geopolitics in the Middle East. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst some regimes were able to withstand these challenges through recourse to coercive strategies, others were toppled. This book questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. It argues that this was a direct consequence of state building processes and the cultivation of particular relationships between rulers and ruled. One of the consequences of such efforts is the transformation of regional politics along increasingly 'sectarianized' lines to devastating effect. This book offers a timely and unique approach to linking the events of the Arab Uprisings and on-going conflict across the region through exploring the marginalization and manipulation of identities across the Middle East.
9781526126467
Political violence--Middle East.
Arab Spring, 2010-
Power (Social sciences)--Middle East.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
Power (Social sciences)
Middle East--Politics and government--1979-
Middle East.
HN656 / .M112 2020