Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring

Following the popular uprisings that swept across the Arab world beginning in 2010, armed forces remained pivotal actors in politics throughout the region. As demonstrators started to challenge entrenched autocratic rulers in Tunis, Cairo, Sana'a, and Manama, the militaries stormed back into the limelight and largely determined whether any given ruler survived the protests. In Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, senior officers pulled away from their presidents,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812248546
• ISBN13: 9780812248548
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"