Arab Revolutions and Beyond : The Middle East and Reverberations in the Americas

This edited volume brings together global perspectives on twenty-first century Arab revolutions to theoretically and methodologically link these contemporary uprisings to resistance and protest movements worldwide, above all in the Americas. In their analyses of these transformations, the international contributors engage in an exploration of a variety of themes such as social movements and cultures of resistance, geopolitical economics, civic virtue, identity building, human rights, and foreign economic and political influence. What is the historical significance of these revolutions? What are the implications beyond the Middle East? And how are struggles in other regions of the world being influenced by these events? These heretofore largely unanswered questions are addressed in this collection, developed from presentations at a 2013 international conference on the “Arab Revolutions and Beyond” at York University, Toronto, Canada. "Dedication"--"Acknowledgements"--"List of Contributors" -- "Contents" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction" -- "Multiple Crises" -- "A Project in the Making" -- "The Project" -- "A Non-Positivist Hypothesis" -- "Note" -- "Bibliography" -- "Chapter 2: The Geopolitical Economy of the Arab Revolutions" -- "Forces of Revolution" -- "US Empire?" -- "Or Geopolitical Economy?" -- "The Geopolitical Economy of the Arab Revolutions" -- "Oil and Imperialism in MENA Before the 1970s" -- "Declinism, â#x80;#x98;Hegemonyâ#x80;#x99;, and the Unhinging of US Middle East Policy" -- "From the Hubris of â#x80;#x98;Empireâ#x80;#x99;â#x80;Œ" -- "â#x80;ŒTo the Fall" -- "Bibliography" -- "Chapter 3: â#x80;#x98;Dignityâ#x80;#x99; as Glocal Civic Virtue: Redefining Democracy Through Cosmopolitics in the Era of Neoliberal Governmentality" -- "Introduction" -- "Genealogy of a Concept: â#x80;#x98;Lost Dignityâ#x80;#x99;, Honour and the Modality of Generosity" -- "Reconceptualizing Dignity as Glocal Civic Virtue: The Arab Al Karamah and the Greek Axioprepeia" -- "Dealing with Religiousness and Secularism While Shaping Citizenship in the MENA Region" -- "In the Way to the Greek â#x80;#x98;Referendum of Dignityâ#x80;#x99;: National Pride and Social Rights Before Direct Democracy, Solidarity Movements, and the Fascist Golden Dawn" -- "Revolution Plus Democracy: A New Paradigm?" -- "Rupture" -- "Repetition" -- "Public Space as Cognitive and Embodied Experiences: The Squares as Total Intermediary-Residue Political Practices" -- "Transindividual Empowerment: Practical Reasoning and Emotional Experiences" -- "Embodied Passions and Glocal Cosmopolitics" -- "Dignity, as Civic Virtue Recovery Beyond the West and the Rest" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography" -- "Chapter 4: The Arab Revolutions of 2011 and Iran 2009: Identities and Differences" -- "2011 As a World-Historical Moment" -- "The Arab Revolutions of 2011 and Since." Brings Together Global Perspectives On Twenty-first Century Arab Revolutions To Theoretically And Methodologically Link These Contemporary Uprisings To Resistance And Protest Movements Worldwide, Above All In The Americas. In Their Analyses Of These Transformations, The International Contributors Engage In An Exploration Of A Variety Of Themes Such As Social Movements And Cultures Of Resistance, Geopolitical Economics, Civic Virtue, Identity Building, Human Rights, And Foreign Economic And Political Influence. What Is The Historical Significance Of These Revolutions? What Are The Implications Beyond The Middle East? And How Are Struggles In Other Regions Of The World Being Influenced By These Events? The Geopolitical Economy Of The Arab Revolutions / Radhika Desai -- 'dignity' As Glocal Civic Virtue : Redefining Democracy Through Cosmopolitics In The Era Of Neoliberal Governmentality / Fotini Tsibiridou And Michalis Bartsidis -- The Arab Revolutions Of 2011 And Iran 2009 : Identities And Differences / Kevin B. Anderson -- Human Rights From Below And International Poverty Law : Comparative Aspects Of The Arab Spring And The Egyptian Revolution Of 2011, And Their Lessons For Latin America And Mexico / Camilo Pérez-bustillo -- Public Space Without Demands : Understanding Traveling Theory And Practice In Occupy And Transnational Protests / Martha Balaguera Cuervo -- Class, State, And The Egyptian Revolution / Sabah Alnasseri -- A War Of Position In Palestine / Philip J.m. Leech -- Resistant Rationalities? Some Reflections On Shi'i Movements In Lebanon / Sarah Marusek -- Coda / Sabah Alnasseri. Sabah Alnasseri, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-11 The Geopolitical Economy of the Arab Revolutions....Pages 13-30 ‘Dignity’ as Glocal Civic Virtue: Redefining Democracy Through Cosmopolitics in the Era of Neoliberal Governmentality....Pages 31-54 The Arab Revolutions of 2011 and Iran 2009: Identities and Differences....Pages 55-67 Human Rights from Below and International Poverty Law: Comparative Aspects of the Arab Spring and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and Their Lessons for Latin America and Mexico....Pages 69-93 Public Space Without Demands: Understanding Traveling Theory and Practice in Occupy and Transnational Protests....Pages 95-117 Class, State, and the Egyptian Revolution....Pages 119-160 A War of Position in Palestine....Pages 161-180 Resistant Rationalities? Some Reflections on Shi’i Movements in Lebanon....Pages 181-200 Coda....Pages 201-204 Back Matter....Pages 205-208