| Egyptian Revolutions: Conflict, Repetition and Identification Contributor(s): Treacher Kabesh, Amal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783481889 ISBN-13: 9781783481880 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $40.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: 962.05 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.30 lbs) 196 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The socio-political context of Egypt is full of the affectual burdens of history. The revolutions of both 1952 and 2011 proclaimed that the oppressive, colonial past had been overthrown decisively. So why has the oppression perpetrated by previous regimes been repeated? What impact has this had on the lives of 'ordinary' citizens? Egyptian Revolutions looks at the impact of the current events in Egypt on citizens in relation to matters of belonging, identification and repetition. It contests the tendency within postcolonial theory to understand these events as resistance to Western imperialism and the positioning of activists as agents of sustainable change. Instead, it pays close attention to the continuities from the past and the contradictions at work in relation to identification, repetition and conflict. Combining postcolonial theory with a psychosocial studies framework it explores the complexities of inhabiting a society in a state of conflict and offers a careful analysis of current theories of gender, religion and secularism, agency, resistance and compliance, in a society riven with divisions and conflicts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Treacher Kabesh, Amal: - Amal Treacher Kabesh is an Associate Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. Her research and teaching engagements concentrate on the relationship between Egypt and the UK, citizenship, gender and subjectivity. Her most recent monograph is 'Postcolonial Masculinities: Emotions, Histories and Ethics' (2013). |
