Counter Revolutionary Egypt
Dina Wahba,
Focusing on the 25 January 2011 Egyptian revolution, this book traces its affective and emotional dynamics into the local realities and everyday politics of the urban subaltern, exploring the impact of revolutionary participation on protestorsâ engagement in street politics.As well as investigating the affective dynamics of the revolution, the author analyses the spatiality of affect in the context of the Maspero Triangle neighbourhood, highlighting the disruption of the revolutionary moment and the evolution of informal political practices. In addition, the book focuses on state efforts to counter revolutionary street politics by co-opting and dismantling politicised local practices. It is argued that the appropriation by the state of the notion of the baltagi helped create narratives around âthuggeryâ to undermine the politics of the urban poor. Based on empirical fieldwork, the book ultimately shows how the revolutionary moment informed subsequent local activism, illustrating that it was both disruptive and productive in terms of contentious street politics.Combining literature on affect and emotion, intersectional gender and everyday politics, the book yields innovative and renewed insights within the fields of political science and Middle East studies and will prove valuable reading for anyone interested in the Egyptian revolution and its aftermath.
Рік:
2024
Видавництво:
Routledge
Мова:
english
ISBN 10:
1003408745
ISBN 13:
9781003408741
Файл:
PDF, 6.14 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2024