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Houses Built on Sand
Violence, Sectarianism and Revolution in the Middle East
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Ideal for readers interested in political science, Middle Eastern studies, and contemporary history, including students, scholars, and policy analysts seeking a sophisticated analysis of sovereign power and regional conflicts.
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See moreThis book explores the Arab Uprisings and the instability that engulfed the region in the following years. It argues that to understand the events of the uprisings we must look at relations between rulers and ruled along with the strategies used by regimes to exert sovereign power.
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The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst popular movements resulted in the toppling of authoritarian rule in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, other regimes were able to withstand these pressures.
Houses Built on Sand questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. Drawing on the work of political theorists such as Agamben and Arendt, Mabon explores the ways in which sovereign power is contested, resulting in the fragmentation of political projects across the region.
Combining an innovative theoretical approach with interviews with people across the region and beyond, Mabon paints a picture of Middle Eastern politics dominated by elites seeking to maintain power and wealth, seemingly at whatever cost. This, for Mabon, is a consequence of the emergence and development of particular visions of political projects that harness or marginalise identities, communities, ideologies, and faiths as mechanisms designed to ensure their survival.
This book is essential reading for those interested in understanding why the uprisings took place, their geopolitical consequences, and why they are likely to happen again.
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Praised as a "creative intellectual tour de force" by Bassel Salloukh of Lebanese American University, the book offers a rich empirical and theoretical investigation. Nader Hashemi from the University of Denver highlights its rigorous research bridging political theory and Middle East studies, commending its fresh insights into sovereignty and political power amid ongoing regional turbulence. Reviewers note its importance for those seeking a deep philosophical understanding of the region's sectarian and political dynamics.
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ISBN: 9781526160348
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 386g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Simon Mabon is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Director of the Richardson Institute at Lancaster University.
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