Why Muslims Rebel
Subtitle: Repression and Resistance in the Islamic World
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: February 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781588261243
Subjects: Islam; Islamic studies; Violence in society; Political Science; Islam and politics; Politics/International Relations; Islamic countries; Political participation; Anthropology - Cultural; International Relations - Diplomacy; 20th century; Opposition (Political science); Politics and government
Description: Hafez argues that Muslim rebellions are generally not reactions to impoverishment or failed modernization, but defensive measures against predatory state repression that threatens the lives and organizational resources of the politically active. He focuses on Algeria and Egypt, but also compares other examples.