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Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.: Martyrs and Tricksters : An Ethnography of the Egyptian Revolution by Walter Armbrust (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691162646
ISBN-13
9780691162645
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038700572

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Martyrs and Tricksters : an Ethnography of the Egyptian Revolution
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Africa / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, World / Middle Eastern, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Social Science, History
Author
Walter Armbrust
Series
Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2019-937190
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'eoe Martyrs and Tricksters offers an original, compelling framework for comprehending the 2011 uprisings in Egypt and their aftermath. With encyclopedic knowledge of Egyptian popular culture and sophisticated mass media analysis, Armbrust shows how these liminal figures embody the tensions of political change. This book is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand the downfall of Mubarak and the resurgence of authoritarianism in Egypt, and the role of liminality in revolutions more generally.'e'e"Jessica Winegar, Northwestern University, "In Martyrs and Tricksters , Armbrust examines the public surfaces of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, linking them to deeper political, economic, and social structures operating on local, regional, and global scales. This ambitious and well-researched book demonstrates once again the author's deep fluency in Egyptian popular culture and history." --Gregory Starrett, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 'eoeIn Martyrs and Tricksters , Armbrust examines the public surfaces of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, linking them to deeper political, economic, and social structures operating on local, regional, and global scales. This ambitious and well-researched book demonstrates once again the author'e(tm)s deep fluency in Egyptian popular culture and history.'e'e"Gregory Starrett, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, " Martyrs and Tricksters offers an original, compelling framework for comprehending the 2011 uprisings in Egypt and their aftermath. With encyclopedic knowledge of Egyptian popular culture and sophisticated mass media analysis, Armbrust shows how these liminal figures embody the tensions of political change. This book is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand the downfall of Mubarak and the resurgence of authoritarianism in Egypt, and the role of liminality in revolutions more generally." --Jessica Winegar, Northwestern University
Series Volume Number
72
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
962.05/6
Synopsis
An important look at the hopeful rise and tragic defeat of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 began with immense hope, but was defeated in two and a half years, ushering in the most brutal and corrupt regime in modern Egyptian history. How was the passage from utmost euphoria into abject despair experienced, not only by those committed to revolutionary change, but also by people indifferent or even hostile to the revolution? In Martyrs and Tricksters , anthropologist and Cairo resident Walter Armbrust explores the revolution through the lens of liminality--initially a communal fellowship, where everything seemed possible, transformed into a devastating limbo with no exit. To make sense of events, Armbrust looks at the martyrs, trickster media personalities, public spaces, contested narratives, historical allusions, and factional struggles during this chaotic time. Armbrust shows that while martyrs became the primary symbols of mobilization, no one took seriously enough the emergence of political tricksters. Tricksters appeared in media--not the vaunted social media of a "Facebook revolution" but television--and they paved the way for the rise of Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi. In the end Egypt became a global political vanguard, but not in the way the revolutionaries intended. What initially appeared as the gateway to an age of revolution has transformed the world over into the age of the trickster. Delving into how Egyptians moved from unprecedented exhilaration to confusion and massacre, Martyrs and Tricksters is a powerful cultural biography of a tragic revolution.
LC Classification Number
DT107.88.A736 2019