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The Political Revolution

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Abstract

On August 2, 2011, these were the headlines on the Al Jazeera English website:

  • “Mubarak on Trial”

  • “The Battle for Libya”

  • “Syria Uprising”

  • “Yemen Unrest”

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Seib, P. (2012). The Political Revolution. In: Real-Time Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137010902_2

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