%0 Journal Article %T Political Semantics of the Arab Revolts/Uprisings/Riots/Insurrections/ Revolutions %A Nathan Coombs %J Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies (JCGS) %D 2011 %I Journal of Critical Globalisation Studies %X Should recent events in North Africa and the Middle East be considered as uprisings or revolutions? Coombs' theoretical commentary unpacks the subjective core of the matter by way of an extrapolation on the thought of Alain Badiou. %K North Africa %K Middle East %K Revolution %K Uprisings %K Marxism %K Badiou %U http://www.criticalglobalisation.com/Issue4/138_146_POLITICAL_SEMANTICS_JCGS4.pdf