The revolutions of the Arab spring: Are democracy, development and modernity at the gates

Contemporary Arab Affairs

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-147

  Sakbani, Michael ^a  

^a WEBSTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arab spring revolutions; Egypt; Foreign intervention; Gaddafi; GDP; Libya; Tunisia; Unemployment; Uprisings; Yemen

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956205342     PISSN: 17550912     EISSN: 17550920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550912.2011.575106     Document Type: Article

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