Revolts and the Military in the Arab Spring: Popular Uprisings and the Politics of Repression (Library of Modern Middle East Studies) - Softcover

Burns, Sean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1838600140 ISBN 13: 9781838600143

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2019

Synopsis

Through detailed exploration of events in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Syria and Yemen, Sean Burns here breaks down the concept of professionalism within the armed forces into its component parts and demonstrates how variation in military structures determines their behaviour. In so doing, and by emphasising historical context and drawing on a wide range of political science theory, Burns sheds fresh light onto the ways in which military structure affects the potential for democratic transition or the course of civil war. With this book he presented a wide-ranging study of the Middle East which provides key tools to understanding the opportunities for democratisation, both during the Arab Spring and beyond, and which is therefore essential reading for anyone working on the Middle East, popular uprisings and the politics of repression.

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About the Author

Sean Burns received his PhD from Northwestern University in Illinois and is currently aVisiting Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary. He has previously published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences internationally on military structures and many other areas of Middle East politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1838600140
• ISBN 13: 9781838600143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384