Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Preparing an explosion
2. Uprising
3. The fall of Ben Ali
4. A cross-class revolution?
5. Dual power
6. The left
7. The UGTT
8. The fall of Ghannouchi
9. Essebsi: rising from the ashes
10. How Ennahda took over
11. Interlude
12. The fall of Ennahda
13. Salafism: Forward-to-the-past
14. National dialogue and National Salvation Front
15. Conclusion
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the revolutionary overthrow of ex-Tunisian dictator Ben Ali, ISA is proud to announce the release of a new book, “The people want the fall of the system — Revolution and counter-revolution in Tunisia (2010–2013)”, that looks back on these tumultuous events. An essential, living account and extremely well-documented reading to understand the process of revolution and counter-revolution in Tunisia, and to extract from this experience its rich political lessons for today’s struggles against capitalism, in the region and internationally.
As the book’s author, Cedric Gerome (a member of the ISA International Executive, who visited Tunisia on several occasions during these revolutionary developments) describes in the introduction, “history is written by the victors, in wars as in revolutions. For the capitalist classes the world over, playing down the capacity of working people to change society is always a central part of that exercise. Demonstrating the opposite, by revisiting the most important period of the Tunisian revolution, is a central thread of this book”.
