Lineages Of Revolt : Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East

The Arab Spring uprisings have been described as a simple expression of mass protest against authoritarian regimes.Adam Hanieh claims that this is more than a cry for democracy.He shows how an analysis of capitalist development in the Middle East is key to understanding these revolutions.This is not quite the first analyses of the Arab Spring; however, it goes in-depth to examine the political economy of the Middle East.Hanieh's research and findings as presented in Lineages of Revolt will be essential to attaining peace in the Middle East.