The future of the Arab Spring: civic entrepreneurship in politics, art, and technology startups

Civic entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the Arab Spring. From the iconic image of an occupied Tahrir Square to scenes of dancing protesters in Syria and politically conscious hip hop in Tunisia, people across the Middle East and North Africa continue to collaborate and experiment their way out o...

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Main Author: Jamshīdī, Maryam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kidlington, Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann [2013?]
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Summary:Civic entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the Arab Spring. From the iconic image of an occupied Tahrir Square to scenes of dancing protesters in Syria and politically conscious hip hop in Tunisia, people across the Middle East and North Africa continue to collaborate and experiment their way out of years of dictatorship and political stagnation. The Future of the Arab Spring examines the spirit of civic entrepreneurship that brought once untouchable dictators to their knees and continues to shape the region's political, artistic, and technology sectors. Through interviews with some of the region's leading civic entrepreneurs, including political activists, artists, and technologists, Maryam Jamshidi broadens popular understandings of recent events in this misunderstood region of the world. Features first-hand interviews with some of the most important political, cultural, and economic players on the ground in Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, and other Arab Spring countries. Offers a window into a region often misunderstood in the United States. Illuminates the potential for positive, grassroots change in the social, political, and economic systems of Arab countries
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780124165748
0124165745
9780124165601
0124165605
9781306070713
1306070716

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