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Watermelon Democracy Egypt’s Turbulent Transition
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Title
Watermelon Democracy [electronic resource] : Egypt’s Turbulent Transition / Joshua Stacher.
ISBN
0815655002
9780815655008
9780815636878
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Presss, 2020.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Description based on print version record.
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Summary
""Watermelon Democracy" works from the premise that the 2011 uprising in Egypt and subsequent violent repression emerged from deep patterns in that country's modern history. By examining four aspects of the uprising, and juxtaposing actual events with findings in the literature, Stacher aims to explain aspects of the Egyptian case that the theoretical literature cannot"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2020 Complete.
Project MUSE - 2020 Middle Eastern Studies.
Project MUSE - 2020 Political Science and Policy Studies.
Other formats
Print version: Stacher, Joshua, 1975- Watermelon democracy First edition. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Presss, 2020.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 08, 2020
Series
Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: What if...
Retiring Mubarak : protests, opposition relations, and incumbent ejection
Electoral recalibration? Transitional elections and disempowerment
State violence as life : regime-making and counterrevolution
An uprising against neoliberalism? The state, Military Inc., and the political economy of Egypt
Conclusion: No going back.
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