Activism in Jordan. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Larzillière, Pénélope
• Contents: Cover; Halftitle; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Arenas of activism; Ideology and commitment; 1. The Jordanian Regime; The Palestinian question; The limits of the 1989 open policy; Towards authoritarian liberalism; The Muslim Brotherhood: a co-opted opposition?; The repercussions of the Syrian crisis; 2. Becoming an Activist; A sense of injustice: poverty and the Palestinian cause; Mentors; The political currents and their major figures; Opportunities for friendship, leisure activities and emancipation; 3. The Student Experience. Local hegemonies and waves of membershipArab universities, curricula and armed struggle; Crackdowns on the communists, and internal divisions; Islamist mobilization in universities; Social leaders; 4. Activism, a Way of Life; Communist marginality; The Islamist foothold; Work and activism; 5. Repression and Dissidence; Nationalists and communists: impossible and necessary underground activity; Authoritarian elections; Repression and legitimacy; 6. Professional Activism as an Alternative; An alternative political arena; The professions mobilize for the Palestinian cause; A limited space. Union engagement7. New Forms of Mobilization; Expert activism and project-oriented mobilization; Activist career changes: old activists, new activism?; The Arab Spring mobilizations of 2011 and 2012: issues and limits; The end of ideologies? Rise and decline of "grand narratives"; 8. Disillusioned Islamists; Youssef: a post-Islamist trajectory; Asma: politics through satire and reform through education; Ibrahim: from Islamism to the left; Conclusion; Methodological Appendix; Questions of position; Questions of methodology; Sociodemographic data on the activists interviewed; Notes.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Zed Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320; Government, Resistance to -- Jordan; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Government, Resistance to; Jordan; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783605767; 1783605766; 1783605758; 9781783605750; 9781783605774; 1783605774; 9781783605781; 1783605782
• Related ISBNs: 9781783605750; 178360574X; 9781783605743
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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