Boken undersöker den omtvistade politiken i Bahrain och kartlägger på vilket sätt en dynamisk kultur gatuprotester, en stark moralisk tro på legitima demokratiska krav och kreativa former av motstånd fortsätter att hämma ansträngningarna av den härskande eliten att marknadsföra sig som en liberal, moderniserande monarki.
Förordet diskuterar rollen som de radikala grupperna har i sociala rörelser.
Några utdrag ur bokens recensioner:
'Brings together a powerful group of voices, observers and activists, who have worked not only to make sense of events in Bahrain, but who have also tirelessly advocated for justice in one of the region's most tyrannical states. A timely and important volume.'
Toby Jones, Rutgers University
'An outstanding volume that fills a chasm in the scholarship on the Arab revolutions and uprisings. Beautifully written, empirically rich, theoretically provocative and meticulously researched, it is a must-read for scholars interested in social movements in Bahrain and more broadly. The book includes compelling activist testimonies and pointed editorial cartoons, also making it an ideal text for classroom teaching.'
Frances S. Hasso, Duke University
'An essential addition to scholarship on the revolts and counter-revolutionary backlashes that have roiled the Arab world since 2011. Through first-person accounts and rigorous analysis, this book teaches us a great deal not only about contentious politics and social movements in Bahrain but about regional geopolitics writ large.'
Lisa Hajjar, University of California, Santa Barbara