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<div><p>The Arab Spring captivated the planet. Mass action overthrew Tunisia&#8217;s Ben Ali and Egypt&#8217;s Hosni Mubarak. The revolutionary wave spread to the far corners of the Arab world, from Morocco to Bahrain. It seemed as if all the authoritarian states would finally be freed, even those of the Arabian Peninsula. People&#8217;s power had produced this wave, and continued to ride it out.</P> <p>In Libya, though, the new world order had different ideas. Social forces opposed to Muammar Qaddafi had begun to rebel, but they were weak. In came the French and the United States, with promises of glory. A deal followed with the Saudis, who then sent in their own forces to cut down the Bahraini revolution, and NATO began its assault, ushering in a Libyan Winter that cast its shadow over the Arab Spring.</P> <p>This brief, timely analysis situates the assault on Libya in the context of the winds of revolt that swept through the Middle East in the Spring of 2011. Vijay Prashad explores the recent history of the Qaddafi regime, the social forces who opposed him, and the role of the United Nations, NATO, and the rest of the world's superpowers in the bloody civil war that ensued.</P>

Who reads Arab Spring, Libyan Winter?

Author

Vijay Prashad

Publisher

Oakland, CA: AK Press Pub.

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781849351126

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (108 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14