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Jeroen Gunning - Why Occupy a Square?: People, Protests and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution - 9781849042659 - V9781849042659
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Why Occupy a Square?: People, Protests and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution

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Description for Why Occupy a Square?: People, Protests and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
On 25 January 2011, tens of thousands of Egyptians came out on the streets to protest against emergency rule and police brutality. Eighteen days later, Mubarak, one of the longest sitting dictators in the region, had gone. How are we to make sense of these events? Was this a revolution, a revolutionary moment? How did the protests come about? How were they able to outmanoeuvre the police? Was this really a 'leaderless revolution,' as so many pundits claimed, or were the protests an out- growth of the protest networks that had developed over the past decade? Why did so many ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849042659
SKU
V9781849042659
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About Jeroen Gunning
Jeroen Gunning is Reader in Middle East Politics at the University of Durham, and author of Hamas in Politics: Democracy, Religion, Violence (Hurst). Ilan Zvi Baron is Lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham.

Reviews for Why Occupy a Square?: People, Protests and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution
'Gunning and Baron have combined social theory, an excellent grasp of the structural and historical context, and a sharply observant eye for detail to explain the extraordinary phenomenon of the Egyptian uprising against President Mubarak in 2011. The result is an outstanding and lively analysis of this episode that will likely stand the test of time. It also helps to ... Read more

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