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The 2011 Arab uprisings and their subsequent aftermath have thrown into question some of our long-held assumptions about the foundational aspects of the Arab state. While the regional and international consequences of the uprisings continue to unfold with great unpredictability, their ramifications for the internal lives of the states in which they unfolded are just as dramatic and consequential. States historically viewed as models of strength and stability have been shaken to their foundations. Borders thought impenetrable have collapsed; sovereignty and territoriality have been in flux.This book examines some of the central questions facing observers and scholars of the Middle East concerning the nature of power and politics before and after 2011 in the Arab world.
About the Author
Mehran Kamrava is Professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar. He is the author of a number of journal articles and books, including, most recently, A Concise History of Revolution; Troubled Waters: Insecurity in the Persian Gulf; Inside the Arab State; The Impossibility of Palestine; Qatar: Small State, Big Politics; The Modern Middle East: A Political History since the First World War; and Iran's Intellectual Revolution. His edited books include Routledge Handbook of Persian Gulf Politics; The Great Game in West Asia: Iran, Turkey, and the Southern Caucasus; Fragile Politics: Weak States in the Greater Middle East; Beyond the Arab Spring: The Evolving Ruling Bargain in the Middle East; The Political Economy of the Persian Gulf; The Nuclear Question in the Middle East; and The International Politics of the Persian Gulf.
