The Egyptians

Description:

In The Egyptians, journalist Jack Shenker uncovers the roots of the uprising that succeeded in toppling Hosni Mubarak, one of the Middle East's 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 Egypt's rulers seek to eliminate all forms of dissent, seeded within the rebellious politics of Egypt's young generation are big ideas about democracy, sovereignty, social justice, and resistance that could yet change the world. -- Provided by publisher.

subjects: Politics and government,  Revolutions,  Egyptians,  Social conditions,  Personal narratives,  History,  Egypt, history,  Egypt, politics and government,  Egypt, social conditions,  Egypt, social life and customs,  Manners and customs,  Arabischer Frühling,  Egypt -- History,  Egypt -- Politics and government,  Egypt -- Social conditions,  Egypt -- Social life and customs,  Egypt,  Ägypten,  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

Places: Egypt

Times: Protests, 2011-2013,  21st century