{"product_id":"houses-built-on-sand-by-simon-mabon-9781526160348","title":"Houses Built on Sand","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouses Built on Sand\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596600688876,"sku":"9781526160348","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526160348-houses-built-on-sand.jpg?v=1777932214","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/houses-built-on-sand-by-simon-mabon-9781526160348","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}