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Author Khalil, Andrea

Title Crowds and Politics in North Africa : Tunisia, Algeria and Libya
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (143 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: looking at crowds; 1 Theorizing the crowd; 2 Tunisia: the roots of social collectivity; 3 Algeria: the country of a million martyrs; 4 Libya: the paradox of the political crowd and the 'state of the masses', the Libyan Jamahiriya; Afterword; Index
Summary This book takes predominant crowd theory to task, questioning received ideas about 'mob psychology' that remain prevalent today. It is a synchronic study of crowds, crowd dynamics, and the relationships of crowds to political power in Tunisia, Libya and Algeria (2011-13) that has far-reaching applications embedded in its thesis. One central theme of the book is gender, providing an in-depth look at women's participation in the recent uprisings and crowds of 2011-13 and the subsequent gender-related aspects of political transitions. The book also focuses on the social and polit
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317810322
1317810325