Long War for Freedom The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East

Name: Long War for Freedom The Arab Struggle for Democracy in the Middle East
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ISBN: 9780471739012

ISBN-10: 0471739014

ISBN-13: 9780471739012

Edition: 2006

Authors: Barry Rubin, Barry Rubin

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The first book to examine homegrown democratic activism in the Middle East The premise of U.S. policy since 9/11 is that we can win the war on terrorism by introducing democratic reform in the Middle East. But does democracy have any base of support in the Muslim world? This eye-opening book examines the history of reform in the Arab world and shows how hostile clerics, government oppression, and entrenched cultural attitudes have thwarted democratic impulses until now. It profiles the courageous Middle Eastern activists and thinkers who have worked to introduce reforms in their native lands and analyzes their complicated current chances of success in the wake of the American presence in…

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List price: $25.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction



Heartbreak and Hope



"Better Saddam's Hell Than America's Paradise"



The Courage of Their Convictions



What's Wrong with Arab Society?



Whose Islam?



America: Satan or Savior?



Israel: The Great Excuse



The Challenge of Terrorism



The Iraq War: Aggression or Liberation?



Women's Rights: A Test Case for Reform



A Thousand and One Difficulties


Notes


Index