TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bayat,Asef
TI  - Life as politics: how ordinary people change the Middle East 
SN  - 9789774166303 (pbk.)
U1  - 303.4840956 22
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cairo
PB  - The American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Social movements
KW  - Middle East
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Social change
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1979-
KW  - BUSBOL
KW  - October2016
N1  - Index : p. 369-374; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "Prior to 2011, popular imagination perceived the Muslim Middle East as unchanging and unchangeable, frozen in its own traditions and history. In Life as Politics, Asef Bayat argues that such presumptions fail to recognize the routine, yet important, ways in which ordinary people make meaningful change through everyday actions. First published just months before the Arab Spring swept across the region, this timely and prophetic book sheds light on the ongoing acts of protest, practice, and direct daily action. The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint. In addition to ongoing protests, millions of people across the Middle East are effecting transformation through the discovery and creation of new social spaces within which to make their claims heard. This eye-opening book makes an important contribution to global debates over the meaning of social movements and the dynamics of social change"--Provided by publisher
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