The Arab Spring: The Hope and Reality of the Uprisings - Softcover

Praise for Previous Editions

?The Arab Spring provides a fine collection of essays by noted experts on the Arab Spring revolts and their impacts. It is a must for any serious Middle East political studies library.” —Midwest Book Review, 2013

?This is one of the best books to cover the topic of the Arab Spring from numerous approaches?the national, the regional, and the geopolitical. It offers thoughtful, intuitive analyses of the often complicated and misunderstood causes of the Arab Spring.” —Curtis Richardson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Arab Spring unexpectedly developed in late 2010 with peaceful protests in a number of Arab countries against long-standing, entrenched regimes, and rapid political upheaval across the region ensued. With contributions from noted scholars, The Arab Spring provides a comprehensive overview of the causes, the key events, and the aftermath of these revolutions. Divided into two parts, the book first examines the Arab countries directly involved and most dramatically impacted by the uprisings, as well as why some of their Arab neighbors avoided large-scale revolutions. The second part explores other countries—both in and outside of the region—that have a stake and interest in the uprisings.

The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of developments in the Middle East and North Africa since 2012 and how they have altered initial assessments of Arab Spring’s effects, as well as a brand-new chapter on Iraq. New part introductions and a revised concluding chapter provide contextualization and comparative analysis of the key themes and broader questions. This is an essential volume for students and scholars of the Middle East seeking the fullest understanding of how the uprisings continue to impact the region and the world.

David W. Lesch is the Ewing Halsell Distinguished Professor of History at Trinity University. He is the author or editor of fourteen books, including: Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History, and The Middle East and the United States: History, Politics and Ideology (with Mark Haas).

Mark L. Haas is Professor of Political Science at Duquesne University. He is the author of The Clash of Ideologies: Middle Eastern Politics and American Security and The Ideological Origins of Great Power Politics, 1789?1989, and coeditor of The Middle East and the United States.