Title Tahrir's youth : leaders of a leaderless revolution / Rusha Latif

Published Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 337 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Encountering Revolution : Expectations and Reality -- The Contract Collapses -- Rethinking Spontaneity : Youth Political Agency Before the Uprising -- Youth Activists and Revolutionary Praxis -- Participation, Subjectivity, and Imagination -- The Making and Unmaking of Revolutionary Youth Leadership -- The Revolution Continues? Summary "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. Rasha Latif follows the trajectory of the movement from the perspective of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition (RYC), the first revolutionary body to announce itself from Tahrir Square. She argues that the existence of the RYC and the political organizing undertaken by its members before January 25 demonstrates that the uprising was not entirely spontaneous, leaderless, or rooted in social media, but led by young activists with a history of engagement before the revolution. Her account details the challenges these activists faced on the ground as they attempted to steer the movement they had set in motion, highlighting the factors leading to their struggle's retreat despite its initial promise."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes 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 Print version record Subject Iʼtilāf Shabāb al-Thawrah. Youth -- Political activity -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century Youth protest movements -- Egypt -- History -- 21st century Politics and government Youth -- Political activity Youth protest movements SUBJECT Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004490 Egypt -- Politics and government -- 2011- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2016002906 Subject Egypt Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781617979088 1617979082 1617979090 9781617979095

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