The long war for freedom : the Arab struggle for democracy in the Middle East / Barry Rubin.
Rubin, Barry M.
2006
JQ1758.A91 R83 2006 (Mapit)
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Title The long war for freedom : the Arab struggle for democracy in the Middle East / Barry Rubin.
Author Rubin, Barry M.
ISBN 9780471739012
0471739014
Publication Details Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
Language English
Description vii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number JQ1758.A91 R83 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.956
Summary "The United States has made the spread of democracy in the Middle East the cornerstone of its foreign policy. Though administration officials expect democratic ideals will be embraced there with enthusiasm, much of the rest of the world has greeted this strategy with enormous skepticism." "The Long War for Freedom is the first book to investigate whether a real base of support for reform, moderation, and democratization even exists in the region. Barry Rubin, one of the West's most trusted experts on Arab opinion and political culture, takes a close look at the brave, promising group of Arab liberals who have shown great personal courage and faced overwhelming odds to advocate new freedoms for their fellow citizens." "Rubin's key insight is that the dynamic isn't a simple two-way fight - as it was with democratic reformers in Communist countries whom the Arab liberals are often compared to - between hardliners and reformers. Instead, the interplay is among the rulers, the religious radicals, and the reformers, who constantly pair off in different ways in different countries." "Yet the questions remain: How receptive are Arab states to reform? What are the obstacles that stand in the way of its establishment there, and how can they be overcome? Would any further actions taken by the United States or Israel do more harm than good?"--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Introduction
Heartbreak and hope
"Better Saddam's hell than America's paradise"
The courage of their convictions
What's wrong with Arab society
Whose Islam?
America: Satan or savior?
Israel: the great excuse
The challenge of terrorism
The Iraq war: aggression or liberation?
Women's rights: a test case for reform
A thousand and one difficulties
Notes
Index.

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