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The Arab Uprisings: The People Want the Fall of the Regime Hardcover – 25 Oct 2012

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (25 Oct. 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0857208845
  • ISBN-13: 978-0857208842
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 2.9 x 23.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
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"'Gripping... You emerge from the book feeling you have been as close an observer of a war as you are ever likely to be' (LITERARY REVIEW)" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jeremy Bowen is Middle East Editor for the BBC and has covered the majority of breaking news and stories from the Middle East since the 1991 Gulf War. He is the author of two previous books: Six Days and War Stories.

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3.0 out of 5 starsSome excellent material but difficult to read
By NJB on 31 Aug. 2013
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I bought this because I enjoy Jeremy Bowen's news reports and thought this would give me a better insight into what is going on in the Middle East.

There is indeed some really good analysis. For instance I now have a lot more sympathy for Russia's position on Syria because of Bowen's explanation which seems a lot more balanced than what we normally hear.

However I really struggled to keep interested for much of it. It may be that Bowen writes in chunks comparable to his TV reports - but the chunks just don't seem terribly well connected. He jumps from high level analysis to personal interaction with ordinary people he meets on the street, to something happening in a different country.

A number of these chunks really held my attention but many others did not and seemed like they were commentary behind TV images of the conditions and doesn't work so well without those images.

I'd suggest anyone gets a sample first if buying for a Kindle to see if the writing style is OK for you.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGripping, Informative and Rushed
By Samuel on 4 Jan. 2013
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I loved this book, the way it is presented, with first hand experience seamlessly integrated into analysis is excellent. My only qualm, and the reason for it losing a star, is that it feels rushed and not properly proofread, leading to silly but annoying errors. Despite this, it is well worth a read.
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2.0 out of 5 starsLively Reportage
By Bernard Moore on 3 Feb. 2013
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Jeremy is a familiar and respected reporter but falls down when it comes to analysis. The impressions ofwhat he personally saw and heard are convincing evidence of the people's fervent desire for political change but do not explain the history, the economics and political set-ups or the crucial role of oil in their determination. Jeremy is too much the front-line reporter and not enough the historian and political analyst
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4.0 out of 5 starsinteresting account of the causes and unfolding of the arab uprisings
By markr TOP 500 REVIEWER on 22 Mar. 2014
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This is an interesting and very readable account of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, and Libya, with references to Lebanon, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Mixing personal reportage style writing with brief analyses of the causes and and key events of the uprisings, Bowen makes clear that they cannot be treated as single movement but are instead a series of localised reactions to authoritarian regimes and hopelessness, connected mainly by the use of social media to bring the rebellions to worldwide attention and to communicate with other resistors to the status quo.

Bowen makes clear that the uprisings, even when they have been successful in deposing rulers, have some distance yet to run before stability is achieved and democatic processes fully established.

This is a readable book, although at times the narrative is a liitle disconnected and seems rushed
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent first hand commentary from highly regarded primary source, objective, informed and incisive.
By George Davies on 19 Nov. 2012
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As ever Jeremy Bowen's first hand on the spot journalism is balanced by his deeper understanding that the Middle East is a complex melange from the artificial melting pot of former colonial artificially created territory, politics, secular and religious excesses. This book should be compulsory reading for cabinet and opposition as well as Whitehall FO Middle East Desks.....
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn engaging and interesting read, highly recommended
By Joanna V on 28 July 2015
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to find out more about the recent events in the Arab world. As someone who is interested in but sadly not particularly well informed about the politics and history behind events in the Middle East, I found the book was pitched at just the right level. There was enough factual information to feel that I had at least some understanding of the key events leading up to the various revolutions, but not too much to make the book difficult and heavy to read. The experiences and observations of Jeremy Bowen himself also helped to make the book highly readable and unlike some journalists, he writes extremely fluently and engagingly.
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3.0 out of 5 starsless engaging than I was expecting
By pixie g on 24 Dec. 2012
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I wasn't planning to buy this book, until I went to a talk that Jeremy Bowen was giving - in person he was very engaging and interesting, and it was a fascinating talk. His knowledge of events in the middle east gives a fascinating insight - but sadly he's much more engaging as a speaker than a writer, so although the book is interesting, I'm afraid I found reading it a bit of a trudge, which was a bit disappointing. Bowen is definitely more interesting in person but having said that, it's still an interesting book, covering important recent events, so I'd definitely recommend it to people interested in the topic - I'd just suggest that it might not be quite as readable as one might hope.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFascinating
By J & J Mesopotamia on 28 Jan. 2016
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So well written, informative, gripping. It gave a really helpful overview as well as zoning down into how individuals have been affected by these huge events. I hope Jeremy Bowen writes another book soon, covering 2013 onwards
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

I like Jeremy....But this is a tough read.

Published 11 months ago by Mad McAdder
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Wife loves it.Thanks

Published 13 months ago by Mick S
5.0 out of 5 starsinformative and authoritative - Jeremy Bowen is on top form

I have an enormous respect for Jeremy Bowen, his reporting carries authority, and he does his homework
This book is particularly interesting as the Arab Uprisings are no... Read more

Published 15 months ago by BookBeetle
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Published 18 months ago by bigpawsmaw
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

I bought this as a present and the receipient was delighted

Published 23 months ago by Mrs V Smith
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Bought as a present - recipient appreciated it & enjoyed it! Very good read!!

Published on 23 Sept. 2014 by Becky
5.0 out of 5 starsInsightful and informative as one would expect from someone like...

Insightful and informative as one would expect from someone like Jeremy Bowen. HIs books provide me with a 'view' form the outside as to what is happening in the middle east. Read more

Published on 23 July 2014 by Ms. Joanna Ruth Penney
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent, insightful, authoritative

Jeremy Bowen's extensive experience in and around the Middle East and his balanced reporting come together into this excellent book. Read more

Published on 15 Jan. 2014 by Captain Kephart
4.0 out of 5 starsFront line reporting

As other reviewers have said, this book does not give a comprehensive history of the Arab uprisings, but then Jeremy Bowen is not a historian, he is a reporter. Read more

Published on 8 Jan. 2014 by Gordon Eldridge
5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant analysis

Excellent and insightful view of someone who was there on the ground, met and spoke with those involved and who knows the Middle East well.

Published on 20 Dec. 2013 by Stirling

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