"Having travelled through various parts of the Arab world and conducted extensive research with youth populations, Momani has formed a more hopeful and positive view of the prospects for change in the Middle East. This book will be an accessible study which focuses on individuals contexualized...

"The Great Surge tells the remarkable story of this unprecedented economic, social, and political transformation. It shows how the end of the Cold War, the development of new technologies, globalization, courageous local leadership, and in some cases, good fortune, have combined to dramatically...