Tunisian Revolutions Reflections on Seas, Coasts, and Interiors |
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| Author:
| Clancy-Smith, Julia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62616-231-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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In December 2010 an out-of-work Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire and precipitated the Arab Spring. Popular interpretations of Bouazizi's self-immolation presented economic and political oppression by the Ben Ali regimes as the root causes of widespread social despair that triggered the Tunisian revolution. Yet as Julia ......
In December 2010 an out-of-work Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire and precipitated the Arab Spring. Popular interpretations of Bouazizi's self-immolation presented economic and political oppression by the Ben Ali regimes as the root causes of widespread social despair that triggered the Tunisian revolution. Yet as Julia ......