Now That We Have Tasted Hope: Voices from the Arab Spring [NOOK Book]

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In 2010, the self-immolation of a produce vendor in Tunisia catalyzed a series of massive democratic revolutions and uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa. These events would come to be known as the Arab Spring. In some countries, strongmen who had held power for decades collapsed under the force of youthful popular movements. In others, despots violently and mercilessly clamped down on demonstrators.

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Now That We Have Tasted Hope: Voices from the Arab Spring

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Overview

In 2010, the self-immolation of a produce vendor in Tunisia catalyzed a series of massive democratic revolutions and uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa. These events would come to be known as the Arab Spring. In some countries, strongmen who had held power for decades collapsed under the force of youthful popular movements. In others, despots violently and mercilessly clamped down on demonstrators.

"Now That We Have Tasted Hope" collects the most important primary source documents from those historic uprisings, telling the story of the Arab Spring from the perspective of those who lived it—men and women, young and old, from all sectors of society: musicians, poets, writers, political activists, actors, labor unionists, journalists, workers, and professionals. Voices from Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria provide a comprehensive and captivating narrative of the momentous events of last year. From the harrowing accounts of tortured protesters to the hollow appeals of crumbling regimes and the triumphant songs of revolutionaries, these documents catalog the events of the Arab Spring in all its complexity and drama. They will remain fresh and urgent for a long time to come.
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Praise for "Now That We Have Tasted Hope":

"This anthology of illuminating essays, speeches, poems, songs, blogs, and essays will be eaten up like a hotcake. It is a must-read for all lovers of freedom and social justice."
—Abdul Sattar Jawad, Professor of Comparative Literature Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Duke University

"This is a remarkable compilation and distillation of important primary documents bursting forth from Year One of the Arab uprisings. Revolutionary communiqués, open letters, electronic media, and op-eds; famous last words that echo out of the tin-eared speeches of tottering despots; poetry, short prose, and visual culture fresh from the cutting edge of the contemporary Middle East—the ferment sweeping across Tunisia and Egypt to Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria is showcased and celebrated here in all of its vitality and complexity."
—Max Weiss, Assistant Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University

"An invaluable collection … [It] will be an important source for years to come for scholars and students of the Middle East and of revolutions, and for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the Arab uprisings."
—Melani Cammett, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Middle East Studies Program, Brown University
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Editorial Reviews

Abdul Sattar Jawad
"This anthology of illuminating essays, speeches, poems, songs, blogs, and essays will be eaten up like a hotcake. It is a must-read for all lovers of freedom and social justice."
Max Weiss
"This is a remarkable compilation and distillation of important primary documents bursting forth from Year One of the Arab uprisings. Revolutionary communiqués, electronic media, and op-eds; famous last words that echo out of the tin-eared speeches of tottering despots; poetry, short prose, and visual culture fresh from the cutting edge of the contemporary Middle East—the ferment sweeping across these countries is showcased and celebrated here in all of its vitality and complexity.
Melani Cammett
"An invaluable collection … [It] will be an important source for years to come for scholars and students of the Middle East and of revolutions, and for anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the Arab uprisings."
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940014423960
  • Publisher: Byliner Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/14/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 397774
  • File size: 5 MB

Meet the Author

Daniel Gumbiner is the associate director of the Zeitoun Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the continued rebuilding and social advancement of New Orleans and to the promotion of understanding between people of disparate faiths around the world. The foreword is written by Diana Abouali, an assistant professor at Dartmouth College, and the introduction is by Elliott Colla, coeditor of the e-magazine "Jadaliyya" and author of "Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity."
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  • Anonymous

    Posted Sat Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Very important read, quie enjoyable

    Nit unbiaed here, but I slightly contributed to the Syrua section and I think that tge book as a whole is a very important collection of documents that is worth reading multiple time.

    Will write a longer review on a real keyboard.

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