The Journey to Tahrir: Revolution, Protest, and Social Change in Egypt

by Sowers, Jeannie; Toensing, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781844678754
• ISBN10: 184467875X
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

The toppling of Hosni Mubarak marked the beginning of a revolutionary restructuring of Egypt's political and social order. Jeannie Sowers, an editor of Middle East Report-the premier journal covering the region-brings together updated essays that offer unrivalled analysis of the transformation. Starting with the momentous eighteen days of street protest that compelled Mubarak's resignation, the volume moves back in time to plumb the state's strategies of repression and the mounting dissent of workers, democracy advocates, anti-war activists, and social and environmental campaigners. Leading analysts of Egypt detail the demographic and economic trends that produced wealth for the few and impoverishment for the many. The collection brings clear-headed, first-hand understanding to bear on a moment of intense hope and uncertainty in the Arab world's most populous nation.

Author Biography

Jeannie Sowers is Assistance Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on the intersection of politics and the environment in the Middle East and Egypt in particular. Chris Toensing is Editor of Middle East Report.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Egypt in Transformation	p. 1
The January 25 Revolution
The Praxis of the Egyptian Revolution	p. 21
The Eighteen Days of Tahrir	p. 41
The Poetry of Revolt	p. 47
Revolution and Counterrevolution in the Egyptian Media	p. 53
Taking Out the Trash: Youth Clean Up Egypt After Mubarak	p. 64
Protest under Authoritarian Rule
The "Arab Street"	p. 73
Activist Dissent and Anti-War Protests in Egypt	p. 85
The Working Class and the Popular Movement in Egypt	p. 92
The Wall Mubarak Made	p. 107
Political Participation and Political Institutions Under Mubarak
Unsettling the Authorities: Constitutional Reform in Egypt	p. 121
The Dynamics of Elections Under Mubarak	p. 132
Controlled Reform in Egypt: Neither Reformist nor Controlled	p. 149
The Muslim Brothers in Mubarak's Last Decade	p. 160
The Gama's Islamiyya: From Impasses to Opportunity	p. 178
Cross and Crescent in Post-Mubarak Egypt	p. 189
Economic Reform, Demography, and Environment
Economic Reform and Privatization in Egypt	p. 203
Dreamland: The Neoliberalism of Your Desires	p. 224
Demographic Surprises Foreshadow Change in Neoliberal Egypt	p. 235
Mining for Fish: Privatization of the "Commons" Along Egypt's Northern Coastline	p. 242
Demietta Mobilizes for Its Environment	p. 250
The Cultural Politics of Youth, Gender, and Marriage
Downveiling: Gender and the Contest over Culture in Cairo	p. 265
The Fiction (and Non-Fiction) of Egypt's Marriage Crisis	p. 272
Explaining Egypt's Targeting of Gays	p. 280
Imagined Youths	p. 285
Contributors	p. 295
Index	p. 301
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