| Description |
1 online resource (371 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction Seedlings in the Desert; The ProtesterSaudi Arabia:Wajeha Al-Huwaider; The Politician Iraq: Mithal al-Alusi; The Revolutionist Iran: Mohsen Sazegara; The Publisher Egypt: Hisham Kassem; The Activist Palestine: Bassem Eid; The Feminist Kuwait: Rola Dashti; The Dissident Syria: Ammar Abdulhamid; Conclusion Models for a Rising Generation; Endnotes; Index; Photo Credits |
| Summary |
Before September 11, 2001, we Americans did not think much about freedom or democracy in the Middle East. U.S. policy toward the region aimed to assure a reliable flow of oil, to encourage peace between the Arabs and Israel, and above all, during the Cold War, to prevent our rival from gaining any strategic advantage over us. 9/11 impelled us to reconsider. Now, as we are entangled in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Mid-East's political and social quandaries lie at the very core of our foreign policy objectives. And yet, after years of blood and fortune spent on the democratization of t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Middle East.
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Political activists -- Middle East -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Middle East -- Biography.
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Social change -- Middle East.
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Social reformers -- Middle East -- Biography.
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Middle East -- Biography.
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Middle East -- Politics and government -- 1979-
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008053655 |
| ISBN |
1594034028 (electronic bk.) |
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9781594034022 (electronic bk.) |
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