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Book Review: Efraim Inbar (Ed.) (2013). The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security: Domestic and International Ramifications

Book Review: Efraim Inbar (Ed.) (2013). The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security: Domestic and... Contemporary Review Book Reviews of the Middle East 1(2) 231–239 2014 SAGE Publications India Private Limited SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/2347798914532740 http://cme.sagepub.com Efraim Inbar (Ed.) (2013). The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security: Domestic and International Ramifications. New York and London: Routledge. Hardback. ISBN: 978-0-41582138-4. Price $135. 172 pp. This is an edited volume by Efraim Inbar, comprising eight chapters, and deals with the various dynamics that led to the Arab uprisings and the resultant conse- quences across regional and international arenas. Inbar sets out by attesting the complexity of the phenomena at hand and how short-sighted and lacunae-filled are the commentaries peddled by journalists and political analysts. This book is intended to take a measured view of the phenomenon dubbed as the Arab Spring by bringing appropriate expertise to handle its multidimensional hues. It succeeds in doing so by bridging the different facets and binding them into a coherent and plausible narrative. The lucidity of the arguments as well as minimal use of jargon will interest academic specialists as well as others. Approaching the topic of democratization with considerable theoretical sophis- tication, Gabriel Ben-Dor discusses the phenomenon of uprisings and in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Review of the Middle East SAGE

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Contemporary Review Book Reviews of the Middle East 1(2) 231–239 2014 SAGE Publications India Private Limited SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/2347798914532740 http://cme.sagepub.com Efraim Inbar (Ed.) (2013). The Arab Spring, Democracy and Security: Domestic and International Ramifications. New York and London: Routledge. Hardback. ISBN: 978-0-41582138-4. Price $135. 172 pp. This is an edited volume by Efraim Inbar, comprising eight chapters, and deals with the various dynamics that led to the Arab uprisings and the resultant conse- quences across regional and international arenas. Inbar sets out by attesting the complexity of the phenomena at hand and how short-sighted and lacunae-filled are the commentaries peddled by journalists and political analysts. This book is intended to take a measured view of the phenomenon dubbed as the Arab Spring by bringing appropriate expertise to handle its multidimensional hues. It succeeds in doing so by bridging the different facets and binding them into a coherent and plausible narrative. The lucidity of the arguments as well as minimal use of jargon will interest academic specialists as well as others. Approaching the topic of democratization with considerable theoretical sophis- tication, Gabriel Ben-Dor discusses the phenomenon of uprisings and in the

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