Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution

Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, journalist, and commentator. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. From 2013 to 2014, he was the Edward Said Chair at the American University of Beirut. He is the author of many books, including Karma of Brown Folk, Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting, and The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World. He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, Alternet and BirGun and is a contributing editor for Himal Southasian.

• Introduction 1. Obituary of the Arab Spring 2. The State of the Arab Revolutions 3. The Anatomy of the Islamic State 4. Destruction of Countries 5. Turkey and the Camp of the Counterrevolution Epilogue: Yemen and Palestine Acknowledgments Notes Index

"This is an important book. Although events on the ground change frequently and without apparent reason, The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution combines historical context, insightful analysis and a sense of reason to the ongoing turmoil and struggle in the globe's perennial hotspot. Prashad's narrative moves swiftly across the geopolitical terrain like a NATO missile heading towards its target. Unlike that missile, however, Prashad's objective is understanding, not destruction." CounterPunch