Revolts and the military in the Arab Spring
Subtitle: popular uprisings and the politics of repressions
By: Sean Burns
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781350987821; 9781786733191
Subjects: Arab Spring, 2010-; Civil-military relations; History; Democratization
Description: "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Introduction; title: Chapter 2. The Men with Guns; title: Chapter 3. Iran: A Sultanistic Military; title: Chapter 4. Tunisia: A Professional Military; title: Chapter 5. Egypt: An Institutionalized/Corporate Military; title: Chapter 6. Bahrain: A Ruler/Mercenary Military; title: Chapter 7. Libya: A Factionalized Military; title: Chapter 8. Syria: A Factionalized Military; title: Chapter 9. Yemen: A Factional Military; title: Chapter 10. Extensions and Complications; title: Bibliography.