The Arab Lefts: Histories and Legacies, 1950s 1970s

Relocating the Arab Left in transnational dynamics and revolutionary networks, this book examines the circulation of people, symbols, and ideas between the Arab world, Europe and Afro-Asian areas of resistance. Based on an analysis of textual and audio-visual materials, this book sheds light on the resilience of Arab radical and democratic traditions that took shape despite local and global wars, state coercion, neo-liberal globalisation and repeated failures. Interrogating commonly accepted categories
in particular the category of ‘Left’
the collection also invites reflection on how a re-engagement with the ‘Long Sixties’ relates to today’s political landscape and conception of history and temporality.