TY - BOOK AU - BishaÌrah,MarwaÌn TI - The invisible Arab: the promise and peril of the Arab revolution SN - 9781568587080 AV - JQ1850.A91 B58 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, NY PB - Nation Books KW - Arabs KW - Political activity KW - Middle East KW - Social change KW - 21st century KW - Protest movements KW - Arab countries KW - Politics and government KW - History N1 - Subtitle on dust jacket slightly differ: The promise and peril of the Arab revolution; Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-248) and index; 20/20 vision -- L'Ancien ReÌgime -- The miracle generation -- Rude awakening -- Regional power vs. people power -- The West : interests over values -- Arabism and identity -- Islamists and democracy -- The visible Arab N2 - "The Invisible Arab is a brilliant analysis from Marwan Bishara, one of the Arab world's leading public intellectuals, on how the Arabs broke their own psychological barrier of fear to kindle one of the first significant revolutionary transformations of the twenty-first century."--Jacket ER -