Download or read book The Second Arab Awakening: Revolution, Democracy, and the Islamist Challenge from Tunis to Damascus written by Adeed Dawisha and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the recent uprisings in the Arab world and offers a historical perspective on the movement, citing the demands for regime change in 1950s and 1960s that ultimately lead to today's ruling tyrants.