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Madmen at the helm : pathology and politics in the Arab Spring
- Title
- Madmen at the helm : pathology and politics in the Arab Spring / Muriel Mirak-Weissbach.
- Author
- Mirak-Weissbach, Muriel.
- Publication
- Reading, UK : Ithaca Press, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- xxv,163 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A watershed in Arab history, the Arab spring gave young protesters the impetus to challenge established and entrenched dictatorial regimes for the first time, and to demand representative government. Mirak-Weissbach examines the public statements, speeches, interviews and courses of actions of the five leaders in response to these challenges, and identifies patterns and similarities of behaviour. She then argues that their responses illustrate their psychological inability to face reality, and their determination to cling fanatically to power in the face of revolt.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.
- Contents
- Narcissus on the throne -- Muammar Quaddafi: king of kings -- Hosni Mubarak: a modern Ramses -- Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali: all in the family -- Ali Abdullah Saleh: a Shakespearian tragic figure -- Bashar al-Assad: the great pretender -- Postscript: the American Narcissus -- The good ruler.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-5753
- ISBN
- 9780863724541
- 086372454X
- OCLC
- 779880127
- Author
- Mirak-Weissbach, Muriel.
- Title
- Madmen at the helm : pathology and politics in the Arab Spring / Muriel Mirak-Weissbach.
- Imprint
- Reading, UK : Ithaca Press, c2012.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-152) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-5753