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Egypt: Revolution, Failed Transition and Counter-Revolution

Autor Azmi Bishara
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Azmi Bishara's seminal study of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution chronicles in granular detail the lead up to the momentous uprisings and the subsequent transition and coup. The book critically investigates the social and economic conditions that formed the backdrop to the revolution and the complex challenges posed by the transition from authoritarianism to democracy.Part One, 'From July Coup to January Revolution', goes back to what is called the '1952 revolution' or the '1952 Coup d'état' and traces events until 2011 when Hosni Mubarak stepped down as the president of Egypt after weeks of protest. It highlights the relationship between the presidency and the army to show that, contrary to popular belief, the presidency grew gradually stronger at the expense of other institutions, especially the army, and reached its apogee under Mubarak. Part Two 'From Revolution to Coup d'Etat', covers the critical stages from when the military junta took over the governing of Egypt as the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and the election of Morsi, up until the coup to overthrow his presidency. Using a democratic transition theory perspective, Azmi Bishara explains the failure of the democratic transition and how it has impacted on Arab revolutions ever since.Written while the revolutions were taking place, this book conveys a sense of immediacy and urgency as Bishara makes wide-ranging assessments with many of his forecasts corroborated in later years. The book is renowned for its use of primary source material - including interviews, statistics and public opinion polls - thus preserving the memory of the revolution and remaining one of the most comprehensive reference books on the subject to date.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780755645947
ISBN-10: 0755645944
Pagini: 746
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 1.03 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Based on previously untapped primary sources and interviews with influential figures in Egypt, including those in business, the media, and political elites

Notă biografică

Azmi Bishara is an Arab intellectual, political writer and one of the most prominent scholars in the Arab world for his work on global issues and the Arab region in particular. Bishara is currently the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha, Qatar, and chairs the Board of Trustees of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar. Bishara received the Ibn Rushd Prize for Free Thought in 2002 and the Human Rights Award from Global Exchange in 2003. He is one of the most prominent critics of authoritarianism and a staunch supporter of democratic transitions in the region.

Cuprins

Introduction to the English EditionPart One: From July Republic to January RevolutionChapter I: Historical Background in BriefChapter II: Economic Liberalization and Political AuthoritarianismChapter III: Deconstructing the Myth of Acquiescence: A Short History of Protest in Modern EgyptChapter IV: From Protest to RevolutionChapter V: Revolution in the ProvincesChapter VI: Revolutionary Youth in NumbersChapter VII: Who Took Part in the Revolution, and can Revolutions be Predicted?Concluding Remarks: Part IPart Two: From Revolution to Coup d'EtatChapter I: In Lieu of an IntroductionChapter II: The Army's Return to Politics: Neither a Conspiracy nor Just a ContingencyChapter III: The Lost Opportunities and the Deepening RiftChapter IV: Sectarian Strife, Social Protest and Fears of InstabilityChapter V: The Selmi Document, the Events of Mohammed Mahmoud 1 and Parliamentary ElectionsChapter VI: The Constituent Assembly, Presidential Elections in a Chaotic Climate and the Elected PresidentChapter VII: The Deterioration: Unlike a Greek Tragedy, it was not Fate but PoliticsChapter VIII: The CoupChapter IX: Egyptian Public Opinion during the Transition and after the CoupChapter X: International Reactions from the Fall of Mubarak to the CoupFinal Observations

Recenzii

This is an encyclopedic and cogent work that provides a comprehensive, rich, and detailed account of contemporary politics in Egypt from 1952 until the coup of 2013. It thoroughly explores social, political, and economic factors that shaped Egypt's contemporary history with a particular focus on the role of the Egyptian military in defining Egypt's politics and society over the past seven decades. An essential read for anyone interested in learning about Egypt's political evolution particularly after the January uprising of 2011.
Bishara has written a non-fiction, Egyptian equivalent of War and Peace. His prodigious undertaking traces the historical underpinnings of the military's rule back to the Ottoman era, then chronicles and analyzes in detail the uprising against Mubarak's regime in 2011, followed by the army's bloody, repressive reconsolidation of power. Far from being just a dry analysis, Bishara's very readable account brings events and broader trends alive by recounting the thinking and behaviour of those involved, whether presidents or proletarians.
Bishara offers a fine-grained account of the 2011 uprising and its aftermath, culminating in the July 2013 coup. He presents this complex story clearly and documents it in extensive detail. In addition, he offers a distinctive argument grounded in the premise that mass popular movements can become revolutions only under specific economic, political, social, and cultural conditions. He then examines why these conditions failed to emerge in Egypt. This is an insightful and original addition to the literatures on Egypt, social movements, and revolutions.
A masterful work by one of the Arab world's leading scholars and political analysts. Entwining threads of economic, political, social, historical and media analysis, and drawing on a large number of interviews of activists from Cairo and the provinces as well as a wealth of original and secondary Arabic language sources generally not consulted by western analysts, Azmi Bishara provides expansive as well as in-depth analysis of the January 25 revolution, the counter-revolution of 2013, and the brutal end to the hopes for a transition to democracy. Filled with fascinating insights, from the broad strokes of modern Egyptian history to the compelling chronicling of the unfolding of these monumental events, Bishara's work details coordination, competition, betrayal, repression, corruption, and bloody violence as shaped by the many actors and institutions who played key roles: ancien regime figures, the army, the police, the judiciary, the media, the traditional political parties, business elites, the Muslim Brotherhood, young revolutionaries from across the political spectrum, and external powers. Clear-eyed in assessing responsibility for successes and ultimate failures, Bishara presents a complex story of miscalculations, polarization, political naïveté,ruthless realpolitik, critical junctures and the contingencies of history. Egypt: Revolution, Failed Transition and Counter-Revolution will appeal to scholars, while also being compelling reading for a broader public.