The People Reloaded - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The People Reloaded write by Nader Hashemi. This book was released on 2010. The People Reloaded available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since June 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass protests over the official results of a presidential election - engendering the slogan 'Where is My Vote?' - has grown into something much larger, indeed the largest political protest since the 1979 Revolution. This momentous anthology explores these critical questions through key statements, communiques, manifestos and the debates which have emerged from this vibrant social movement.
The People Reloaded
The People Reloaded - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The People Reloaded write by Nader Hashemi. This book was released on 2011-01-25. The People Reloaded available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A definitive collection of essays and documents on the movement behind Iran's mass protests Since June of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has seen the most dramatic political upheaval in its three decades of rule. What began as a series of mass protests over the official results of a presidential election—engendering the slogan “Where is My Vote?”—has grown into something much larger, indeed the largest political protest since the 1979 revolution. The Green Movement has been described as “an Iranian intifada,” a “great emancipatory event,” a “grassroots civil rights movement a century in the making,” and “something quite extraordinary, perhaps even a social revolution.” What are the movement’s aims—are they revolutionary, reformist, or something else altogether? Does it have a chance of fundamentally changing Iranian politics or removing president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office? This momentous anthology explores these critical questions and others by assembling the key statements, communiqués, manifestos, interviews, and debates to have emerged from this vibrant social movement—many of which are translated and published here for the first time. This indispensable volume is the first to bring together the leading voices and key players in Iran’s Green Movement, providing an intellectual and political road map to this turning point in Iran’s history and a vital resource for the study of Iran, social movements, and the future of the Middle East.
The Power and the People
The Power and the People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Power and the People write by Charles Tripp. This book was released on 2013-02-25. The Power and the People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is about power. The power wielded over others – by absolute monarchs, tyrannical totalitarian regimes and military occupiers – and the power of the people who resist and deny their rulers' claims to that authority by whatever means. The extraordinary events in the Middle East in 2011 offered a vivid example of how non-violent demonstration can topple seemingly invincible rulers. This book considers the ways in which the people have united to unseat their oppressors and fight against the status quo and probes the relationship between power and forms of resistance. It also examines how common experiences of violence and repression create new collective identities. This brilliant, yet unsettling book affords a panoramic view of the twentieth and twenty-first century Middle East through occupation, oppression and political resistance.
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
The Ayatollah Begs to Differ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ayatollah Begs to Differ write by Hooman Majd. This book was released on 2009-07-28. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Including a new preface that discusses the Iranian mood during and after the June 2009 presidential election and subsequent protests, this is an intimate look at a paradoxical country from a uniquely qualified journalist. The grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, Hooman Majd offers perspective on Iran's complex and misunderstood culture through an insightful tour of Iranian culture, introducing fascinating characters from all walks of life, including zealous government officials, tough female cab drivers, and open-minded, reformist ayatollahs. It's an Iran that will surprise readers and challenge Western stereotypes. A Los Angeles Times and Economist Best Book of the Year With a New Preface
Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy
Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy write by Ekim Arbatli. This book was released on 2017-03-02. Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book analyzes social movements across a range of countries in the non-Western world: Bosnia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine in the period 2008 to 2016. The individual case studies investigate how political and social goals are framed nationally and globally, and the types of mobilization strategies used to pursue them. The studies also assess how, in the age of transnationalism, the idea of participatory democracy produces new collective-action frames and mass-mobilization strategies. The book challenges the view that most social movements unequivocally seek to achieve higher levels of democratization. Instead, the authors argue that protesters across different movements advocate more involved forms of citizen participation, since passive representation through liberal democratic institutions fails to address mass grievances and demands for accountability in many countries.
