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1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages) |
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Emerald points |
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Emerald points.
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Front Cover; A SPRING ABORTED: How Authoritarianism Violates Women's Rights in the Arab World; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Women of the Arab Spring: Violence against Women as a Means of Political Repression; 1.1. April 10, 2019 | Khartoum, Sudan; 1.2. March 9, 2011 | Cairo, Egypt; 1.3. July 7, 2011 | Homs, Syria; 1.4. October 15, 2010, Sanáa, Yemen; 1.5. December 17, 2010 | Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia; Chapter 2 Why the Arab Spring?; 2.1. Freedom Deficits; 2.2. Economic Shortages; 2.3. Why Women Revolted?; 2.4. Why Women Lag Behind?; 2.5. Conclusion |
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Chapter 3 Women, Honor, and Sexual Violence3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Women and Honor in Arab Culture; 3.3. Aspects of Sexual Violence; 3.3.1. Premeditated and Ordered from Above; 3.3.2. Blaming the Victim; 3.3.3. Impunity and Lack of Accountability; 3.4. Hierarchical Cultures and Sexual Violence; 3.5. Authoritarianism; 3.6. Conclusion; Chapter 4 Feminism and the Arab Spring; 4.1. Bouthaina Shaaban; 4.1.1. Shaaban's Social and Political Thought; 4.1.2. Speaking on Behalf of the Regime; 4.1.3. Shaaban and the Arab Spring; 4.2. Nawal El-Saadawi; 4.2.1. El-Saadawi and the Arab Spring |
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4.3. ConclusionChapter 5 "Arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"?; 5.1. The So-called "Arab Spring"; 5.2. Women and the Arab Spring; 5.3. So Who Hijacked the Arab Spring?; Appendix: Arab Spring Timeline; Notes; References; Index |
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1. Women of the Arab Spring: Violence against women as a means of political repression -- 2. Why the Arab Spring? -- 3. Women, honor, and sexual violence -- 4. Feminism and the Arab Spring -- 5. "arab Spring" or "Arab Autumn"? |
| Summary |
The Arab Spring uprisings were not about gender; these were uprisings demanding rights for all. Yet, they presented a rare opportunity for women to let themselves be heard. And, from being some of the most memorable and lasting leaders of these revolutionary protests, female activists were particularly targeted by many regimes |
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In A Spring Aborted: How Authoritarianism Violates Women's Rights in the Arab World, leadership expert Yusif Sidani tracks the contributions of female activists, the reasons for the Arab Spring, and the abuse these leaders suffered. Including analysis of protests across Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Tunisia, Sidani looks at the aims of the protests, and the impact, evaluating whether the changes brought about were deep enough to disrupt governance structures. Finally, Sidani explores how the Arab Spring has been hijacked. From deep divisions among the allies who shaped the Arab Spring, to sheer force and brutality, Sidani analyses the causes of the Spring's disintegration--back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 09, 2019) |
| Subject |
Authoritarianism -- Social aspects -- Arab countries
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Women political activists -- Arab countries
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Arab Spring, 2010- -- Social aspects
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Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship.
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Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Fascism & Totalitarianism.
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Social aspects
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Women political activists
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Arab countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787566637 |
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1787566633 |
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178756665X |
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9781787566651 |
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