| Youth Activism in Egypt: Islamism, Political Protest and Revolution Contributor(s): Tohamy, Ahmed (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780769210 ISBN-13: 9781780769219 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 322.4 |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.8" (1.2 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, Ahmed Tohamy analyses the often-neglected trajectory that led up to the protests in Egypt that culminated in the fall of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Tohamy's assertion is that by examining the decade preceding this momentous event, we see that the youth movement far from being inert was extremely active. Tohamy uses the Social Movements Theory to argue how Egyptian youth became a new agent of change in the Middle East. By positioning the youth activists as dynamically engaging with their social and political contexts within a framework of opportunities and constraints, his analysis strikes at the heart of the debates concerning the nature and substance of revolution and its effects on state and society. |