In Egypt and Tunisia the will of the people is not a hollow cliche | Peter Hallward

From revolutionary France and America to modern north Africa, this is a concept that can topple governments The day after popular pressure forced Tunisia's autocratic president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from power on 14 January, Egypt's government declared that it "respects the will of the Tunisian people". So did the governments of Yemen and Iran, and so did the Arab League. Jordan's government fol

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ガーディアン掲載の論説。「人民の意志」と政治権力について、19世紀から現在エジプトまでの概説。知らない人にはいいかも。#egyjp In Egypt and Tunisia the will of the people is not a hollow cliche