The Egyptians
A Radical History of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: 538 pages : maps ; 25 cm
In The Egyptians, journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the roots of the uprising that succeeded in toppling Hosni Mubarak, one of the Middle Easts most entrenched dictators, and explores a country now divided between two irreconcilable political orders. Challenging conventional analyses that depict contemporary Egypt as a battle between Islamists and secular forces, The Egyptians illuminates other, equally important fault lines: far-flung communities waging war against transnational corporations, men and women fighting to subvert long-established gender norms, and workers dramatically seizing control of their own factories. Putting the Egyptian revolution in its proper context as an ongoing popular struggle against state authority and economic exclusion, The Egyptians explains why the events of the past five years have proved so threatening to elites both inside Egypt and abroad. As Egypts rulers seek to eliminate all forms of dissent, seeded within the rebellious politics of Egypts young generation are big ideas about democracy, sovereignty, social justice, and resistance that could yet change the world. -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue : 'the people want...' -- 'This is our Egypt' -- Palace ghosts and desert dreams -- 'I love to singa' -- The colonel's revenge -- 'Who told you we were weak?' -- Enough -- 'The streets are ours' -- The old ways and the new -- Sheep manure and caramel -- 'Now we make our dreams real in the daytime' -- Writing walls -- Body paint -- Epilogue : journeys.
Subjects:
Revolutions -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century.
Egyptians -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Egypt -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013.
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013 -- Personal narratives.
Revolutions -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century.
Egyptians -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
Egypt -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013.
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013 -- Personal narratives.
ISBN:
9781620972557
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Includes bibliographical references and index.