Tunisia :An Arab Anomaly

4.16 ( 19 Ratings by Goodreads)
Tunisia

Tunisia :An Arab Anomaly

(Author) (Author)
4.16 (19 Ratings by Goodreads)
hardback
Published: 4 October, 2017
Standard worldwide delivery by Tue, August 11 - Fri, August 14
Order within 0
Condition: NEW
$116.24
RRP $133.20
You save $16.96 (13%)
Price includes shipping
Available 3 in stock
- +
Add to basket Wishlist This
FREE Returns within 30 days
More Details

Popular Books by Safwan M. Masri

View All Books by Safwan M. Masri
Tunisia
Tunisia
Safwan M. Masri
$27.70 $33.30
New
Add to basket

Description

The Arab Spring began and ended with Tunisia. In a region beset by brutal repression, humanitarian disasters, and civil war, Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution alone gave way to a peaceful transition to a functioning democracy. Within four short years, Tunisians passed a progressive constitution, held fair parliamentary elections, and ushered in the country's first-ever democratically elected president. But did Tunisia simply avoid the misfortunes that befell its neighbors, or were there particular features that set the country apart and made it a special case? In Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly, Safwan M. Masri explores the factors that have shaped the country's exceptional experience. He traces Tunisia's history of reform in the realms of education, religion, and women's rights, arguing that the seeds for today's relatively liberal and democratic society were planted as far back as the middle of the nineteenth century. Masri argues that Tunisia stands out less as a model that can be replicated in other Arab countries, but rather as an anomaly, as its history of reformism set it on a separate trajectory from the rest of the region. The narrative explores notions of identity, the relationship between Islam and society, and the hegemonic role of religion in shaping educational, social, and political agendas across the Arab region. Based on interviews with dozens of experts, leaders, activists, and ordinary citizens, and a synthesis of a rich body of knowledge, Masri provides a sensitive, often personal, account that is critical for understanding not only Tunisia but also the broader Arab world.
See more

More Details

Type Book
ISBN13 9780231179508
ISBN10 0231179502
Number Of Pages 416
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Columbia University Press
Format hardback
See More +

Media Reviews

Safwan M. Masri offers an informed history and an astute assessment of the case of Tunisia, specifically focusing on the country's distinctive blend of modern Islam and secular democracy. He provides an extended and authoritative contemplation and a unique synthesis of the phenomenon that is Tunisia. -- Brinkley Messick, Columbia University

Show more

Author's Bio

Safwan M. Masri is Executive Vice President for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University. He holds a senior research scholar appointment at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs and is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. Previously vice dean of Columbia Business School, he earned his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1988. Masri lives in New York and Amman. Lisa Anderson is the James T. Shotwell Professor Emerita of International Relations at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and former president of the American University in Cairo. Her books include The State and Social Transformation in Tunisia and Libya, 1820-1980 (1986) and Pursuing Truth, Exercising Power: Social Science and Public Policy in the Twenty-first Century (Columbia, 2003).

Show more