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Author Abdel Ghafar, Adel, author.

Title Egyptians in Revolt : the Political Economy of Labor and Student Mobilizations 1919-2011
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (237 pages)
Series Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Democratization and Government
Routledge studies in Middle Eastern democratization and government.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Arabic transliteration and translation; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Research questions and aims; Argument summary; Research scope and selected mobilizations; Book contribution; Why use political economy and social movement theory?; Methodology; Book structure; 2 The pre-1952 era; Introduction; The development of the Egyptian economy; The development of the Egyptian working class; The development of the Egyptian student movement
Assessing the opportunity environmentAssessing the threat environment; The 1946 uprising; 3 The Nasser era; Introduction; The political economy of the new regime; The labor movement; The student movement; Assessing the opportunity environment; Assessing the threat environment; The 1968 uprising; 4 The Sadat era; Introduction; The political economy of the Sadat regime; The student movement during the Sadat era; The labor movement during the Sadat era; Opportunities and threats; The 1977 Bread Uprising; 5 The Mubarak era (1981-2001); Introduction; The political economy of the Mubarak regime
The labor movementThe student and youth movements; Opportunities and threats; 6 The Mubarak era (2001-2011); Introduction; The political economy of the late Mubarak era; The student and youth movements; The labor movement; The 2011 uprising; Conclusion; The political economy context of mobilizations; Opportunities and threats for the Egyptian labor and student movements; Cooperation between movements; Barriers to mobilization; Future avenues for research; Breaking the barrier of fear; Bibliography; Index
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Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317222101
1317222105