The journey to the Arab Spring : the ideological roots of the Middle East upheaval in Arab liberal thought /
Examines the historical and ideological background of the 'new Arab liberal' group's growth and their influence on recent events, stressing their contribution to the discourse on political reforms and democratization.
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London, England ; Portland, Oregon :
Vallentine Mitchell,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to methodology
- The liberal discourse : a historical portrait. Introduction : the concept of political community in Islam ; The beginning of liberalism in the Arab world : 1876-1945 ; In the shadow of post-revolutionary regimes : 1945 to the end of the twentieth century
- Continuity and change : the liberal circles in the last quarter of the twentieth century. A collective portrait of the new Arab liberals ; Formative events of the discourse in the Arab sphere ; The debate over the Arab democracy crisis ; The ideal of the democrat state ; Conclusion : between vision and reality ; Epilogue
- Appendix. The new Arab liberals : biographical profiles.