False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East

361 Pages·2017·2.35 MB·English

by  Steven A. Cook

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FALSE DAWN
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PROTEST, DEMOCRACY,
AND VIOLENCE IN THE NEW
MIDDLE EAST
STEVEN A. COOK
A Council on Foreign Relations Book
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For Lauren, my everything
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Egypt is confronting difficult times… . The situation ends for Egypt
in circumstances in which the youth w ho called for change and reform
will be the first to suffer.
Hosni Mubarak
February 10, 2011
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Cast of Characters xiii
Timeline of Major Events xxi
Maps xxxv
Prologue: “We Are Now Free” xxxix
Introduction: Springtime 1
1. Freedom’s Ride 13
2. Bread! Freedom! Social Justice! 53
3. Unraveling 99
4. What Went Wrong? 143
5. “Getting the Middle East Right” 201
6. Freedom Interrupted 236
Notes 249
Bibliography 269
Index 305
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