Civilian Jihad

This book, written by scholars and civic activists, examines the role of nonviolent civil resistance in challenging tyranny and promoting democratic-self rule in the greater Middle East - using case studies and analyses of how religion, youth, women, technology, and external actors have influenced the progress and outcomes of civil resistance campaigns in the region.

ISBN	0230621414	Pages	352
ISBN13	9780230621411 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan	Weight (grammes)	488
Imprint	Palgrave Macmillan	Published in	Basingstoke
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	234
Publication date	10 Feb 2010	Width (mm)	155
DEWEY	322.40956	Spine width (mm)	19
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

	List of Illustrations
	Introduction by Maria J. Stephan	1
Pt. I	Overview
1	Theory and Dynamics of Nonviolent Action by Hardy Merriman	17
2	Questions and Controversies about Nonviolent Political Struggle in the Middle East by Ralph E. Crow and Philip Grant	31
3	No Silence, No Violence: A Post-Islamist Trajectory by Asef Bayat	43
4	Humor and Resistance in the Arab World and Greater Middle East by Khalid Kishtainy	53
5	Islamists and Nonviolent Action by Shadi Hamid	65
6	Free at Last! Free at Last! Allahu Akbar, We Are Free at Last! Parallels between Modern Arab and Islamic Activism and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement by Rami G. Khouri	79
7	External Actors and Nonviolent Struggles in the Middle East by Stephen Zunes and Saad Eddin Ibrahim	91
Pt. II	Case Studies
(a)	Challenging Foreign Occupation and Fighting for Self-Determination
8	The Muslim Pashtun Movement of the North-West Frontier of India, 1930-1934 by Mohammad Raqib	107
9	Noncooperation in the Golan Heights: A Case of Nonviolent Resistance by R. Scott Kennedy	119
10	Palestinian Civil Resistance against Israeli Military Occupation by Mary Elizabeth King	131
11	The Nonviolent Struggle for Self-determination in Western Sahara by Salka Barca and Stephen Zunes	157
12	Lebanon's Independence Intifada: How an Unarmed Insurrection Expelled Syrian Forces by Rudy Jaafar and Maria J. Stephan	169
(b)	Challenging Domestic Tyranny and Promoting Democratic Reform
13	Iran's Islamic Revolution and Nonviolent Struggle by Mohsen Sazegara and Maria J. Stephan	185
14	Enough Is Not Enough: Achievements and Shortcomings of Kefaya, the Egyptian Movement for Change by Sheriff Mansour	205
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"Despite the longevity of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, the countries of the region have also witnessed a strong desire for democratization. Civil society institutions have burgeoned and people in country after country have used non-violent means to stand up against autocratic governments. "Civilian Jihad" provides an excellent account of the encounter between these two forces. It is a fascinating book to read."--Haleh Esfandiari: author of "My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran" and Director, Middle East Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC

"In the prevailing view, the Middle East looms as a stagnant, anti-democratic backwater, torn by sectarian violence. This timely volume provides an important corrective to this view, rending visible the many vibrant, non-violent movements that stand as a powerful rebuke not only to fundamentalist violence but anti-democratic practices in the region. Here's hoping this book fi

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