Description:
University of Chicago Press, 2019-09-15. Paperback. As new. 6.0x0.6x9.0. If the Arab uprisings initially heralded the end of tyrannies and a move toward liberal democratic governments, their defeat not only marked a reversal but was of a piece with emerging forms of authoritarianism worldwide. In Authoritarian Apprehensions, Lisa Wedeen draws on her decades-long engagement with Syria to offer an erudite and compassionate analysis of this extraordinary rush of events—the revolutionary exhilaration of the initial days of unrest and then the devastating violence that shattered hopes of any quick undoing of dictatorship. Developing a fresh, insightful, and theoretically imaginative approach to both authoritarianism and conflict, Wedeen asks, What led a sizable part of the citizenry to stick by the regime through one atrocity after another? What happens to political judgment in a context of pervasive misinformation? And what might the Syrian example suggest about how authoritarian leaders exploit…
Read More ![Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/609/650/9780226650609.HO.0.l.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria Paperback -
by Lisa Wedeen
Details
- Title Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria
- Author Lisa Wedeen
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780226650609 / 022665060X
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
-
Themes
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Library of Congress subjects Syria - History - Civil War, 2011-
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019006643
- Dewey Decimal Code 956.910
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 04/01/2020, Page 0
More Copies for Sale
![Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/762/495/1603495762.0.m.jpg)
Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria
by Lisa Wedeen
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226650609 / 022665060x
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Reston, Virginia, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 34.64FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Item Price
SGD 34.64
FREE shipping to USA
![Authoritarian Apprehensions – Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/609/650/9780226650609.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Authoritarian Apprehensions – Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria
by Wedeen, Lisa
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226650609 / 022665060X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
SGD 48.08SGD 17.36 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Univ of Chicago Pr, 2019. Paperback. New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.
Item Price
SGD 48.08
SGD 17.36
shipping to USA
![Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/850/486/1330486850.0.m.jpg)
Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria
by Lisa Wedeen
- New
- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226650609 / 022665060x
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Seller
-
Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Item Price
-
SGD 49.66SGD 17.28 shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
Paperback / softback. New. If the Arab uprisings initially heralded the end of tyrannies and a move toward liberal democratic governments, their defeat not only marked a reversal but was of a piece with emerging forms of authoritarianism worldwide. In Authoritarian Apprehensions, Lisa Wedeen draws on her decades-long engagement with Syria to offer an erudite and compassionate analysis of this extraordinary rush of events--the revolutionary exhilaration of the initial days of unrest and then the devastating violence that shattered hopes of any quick undoing of dictatorship. Developing a fresh, insightful, and theoretically imaginative approach to both authoritarianism and conflict, Wedeen asks: What led a sizable part of the citizenry to stick by the regime through one atrocity after another? What happens to political judgment in a context of pervasive misinformation? And what might the Syrian example suggest about how authoritarian leaders exploit digital media to create uncertainty, political…
Read More Item Price
SGD 49.66
SGD 17.28
shipping to USA
![Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria (Chicago Studies in...](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/609/650/9780226650609.IN.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
by Wedeen, Lisa
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780226650609 / 022665060X
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Newport Coast, California, United States
- Item Price
-
SGD 73.96FREE shipping to USA
Show Details
Description:
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Item Price
SGD 73.96
FREE shipping to USA