"January 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the young men and women who changed the course of their nation's history. Tahrir's Youth tells the story of the organized youth behind the mass uprising that brought about the spectacular collapse of the Mubarak regime. Who were these activists? What did they want? How did the movement they unleashed shape them as it unfolded, and why did it fall short of its goals? Drawing on first-hand testimonies, this study offers rich insight into the hopes, successes, failures, and disillusionments of the movement's leaders"--…mehr
"January 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the young men and women who changed the course of their nation's history. Tahrir's Youth tells the story of the organized youth behind the mass uprising that brought about the spectacular collapse of the Mubarak regime. Who were these activists? What did they want? How did the movement they unleashed shape them as it unfolded, and why did it fall short of its goals? Drawing on first-hand testimonies, this study offers rich insight into the hopes, successes, failures, and disillusionments of the movement's leaders"--
Rusha Latif is a researcher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A first-generation Egyptian American, she traveled to Cairo in 2011 to conduct ethnographic research on the uprising. Her interests include social movements and revolutions; the study of gender, class, and race/ethnicity; Islamic studies; and Middle Eastern studies.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Encountering Revolution: Expectations and Reality 2. The Contract Collapses 3. Re-thinking Spontaneity: Youth Political Agency Before the Uprising 4. Youth Activists and Revolutionary Praxis 5. Participation, Subjectivity, and Imagination 6. The Making and Unmaking of Revolutionary Youth Leadership 7. The Revolution Continues? Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction 1. Encountering Revolution: Expectations and Reality 2. The Contract Collapses 3. Re-thinking Spontaneity: Youth Political Agency Before the Uprising 4. Youth Activists and Revolutionary Praxis 5. Participation, Subjectivity, and Imagination 6. The Making and Unmaking of Revolutionary Youth Leadership 7. The Revolution Continues? Notes Bibliography Index
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