Cover -- About the author -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Political parties and associations -- Map of Tunisia -- Introduction -- First encounters -- Encounters of occupation, resistance and liberation -- The scope of the book -- 1 Disconnections -- Unequal regional development and massive unemployment -- Corruption and nepotism -- Political repression and lack of civil liberties -- Modernisation and women's rights -- Anti-Islamism and the quest for religious identity -- Conclusions -- 2 Mobilisation -- Cyber activists -- Unemployed university graduates -- Civil society -- Political parties -- Conclusions -- 3 Revolution -- Twenty-nine days of protests -- Jasmine, Facebook or Tunisian revolution? -- The revolution that wasn't? -- Social movements and 'new politics' -- Conclusions -- 4 Transition -- The new political landscape -- The transitional coalition government -- Youth and the transition -- Youth's disengagement from formal politics -- Youth's civic engagement -- Conclusions -- 5 Elections -- Low voter registration -- Youth voter education initiatives -- The political campaign -- Election day -- Election results -- Conclusions -- 6 New government, new constitution -- The National Constituent Assembly: mandates and action plans -- Political tensions and weak performance of the troika government -- Fractured and fragile political opposition -- Ennahdha, the troika and the future of Tunisia -- Conclusions -- 7 Women's rights -- Sharia and women's rights -- The feminist movement in Tunisia -- Women's rights and the secularism versus Islamism debate -- Women's right to education, employment and self-determination -- Conclusions -- Conclusion -- Youth and new political culture? -- Achievements and limitations of the Tunisian revolutionary movement -- Afterword -- Notes -- Introduction -- 1 Disconnections -- 2 Mobilisation.

3 Revolution -- 4 Transition -- 5 Elections -- 6 New government -- 7 Women's rights -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- References -- Index.

A revealing account of the revolution that kick-started the Arab Spring, utilizing first-person testimony from those on the ground..

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