Workers and Thieves - by Joel Beinin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The book describes the central role of workers and the unemployed in the run up to and the aftermath of the popular uprisings of 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The book describes the central role of workers and the unemployed in the run up to and the aftermath of the popular uprisings of 2011 in Tunisia and Egypt.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Joel Beinin's <i>Workers and Thieves</i> ascribes agency to the Arab masses and throws light on the intricacies of the corrupt modern regimes that have ruled Tunisia and Egypt since 1987 and 1981, respectively....What is most interesting about <i>Workers and Thieves</i> is the knowledge one learns about the emergence of the workers' movements in both Tunisia and Egypt during the colonial and postcolonial periods and their role in the anti-colonial movements.--Salam Mir "<i>Arab Studies Quarterly</i>"<br><br>We know the 'thieves' who plundered Tunisia and Egypt, but few have considered the role of the <i>workers</i> to understand why these countries led the Arab Spring in 2011. Joel Beinin offers this necessary perspective, highlighting in this truly readable and most useful account the clash of workers and thieves that shaped Tunisia's and Egypt's recent history and will determine their future.--Gilbert Achcar "author of <i>The People Want: A Radical Exploration of the Arab Uprising</i>"<br><br>While the crucial role played by workers in Egypt and Tunisia has been woefully overlooked by much of the media and think tank scholarship, Joel Beinin traces the rich and complex history of labor movements and their pivotal role in ongoing struggles for change. To fully understand the forces at play in the turbulent political and social landscapes of Egypt and Tunisia, <i>Workers and Thieves</i> is an invaluable book.--Sharif Abdel Kouddous "<i>Democracy Now!</i> and <i>The Nation Institute</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Joel Beinin</b> is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History at Stanford University. He has written or edited ten books, most recently <i>Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa</i>, co-edited with Frédéric Vairel (Stanford, 2013) and <i>The Struggle for Worker Rights in Egypt</i> (2010). His articles have been published in leading scholarly journals, as well as <i>The Nation</i>, <i>Middle East Report</i>, <i>The Los Angeles Review of Books</i>, <i>South Atlantic Quarterly</i>, <i>Le Monde Diplomatique</i>, and others.
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