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Gramsci on Tahrir
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in EgyptReading Gramsci 1. Aufl.
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31,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 20.01.2016 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781783713462 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 288 |
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Coming in the wake of intense political and academic debate on the nature and development of the Arab Uprisings, Gramsci on Tahrir zeroes in on the complex dynamic of Egypt's revolution and counter-revolution. It shows how a Gramscian understanding of the revolutionary process provides a powerful instrument for charting the possibilities for an emancipatory project by the Egyptian subaltern classes.
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<br> Central to De Smet’s argument is Gramsci’s interpretation of ‘Caesarism’, an occasion in which two evenly matched political opponents reach a potentially catastrophic stalemate; such an interplay between these forces can only end in mutual destruction. In applying this to the Egyptian revolution, we see how the Egyptian state was bereft of strong hegemonies and the people were replete with capable counter-hegemonies. Through this analysis, we can see how the current situation in Egypt demonstrates how both national histories and global power relations enable, define and displace popular resistance and social transformation.
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<br> Central to De Smet’s argument is Gramsci’s interpretation of ‘Caesarism’, an occasion in which two evenly matched political opponents reach a potentially catastrophic stalemate; such an interplay between these forces can only end in mutual destruction. In applying this to the Egyptian revolution, we see how the Egyptian state was bereft of strong hegemonies and the people were replete with capable counter-hegemonies. Through this analysis, we can see how the current situation in Egypt demonstrates how both national histories and global power relations enable, define and displace popular resistance and social transformation.
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Explores the relevance of the Gramscian concept of passive revolution and Caesarism in the context of the Egyptian revolution and counter-revolution.
Series Preface
<br> Acknowledgements
<br> Abbreviations
<br> 1. Introduction
<br> Part I: On the Subject of Revolution
<br> 2. From Bourgeois to Permanent Revolution
<br> 3. A Criterion for Interpretation
<br> 4. Caesarism
<br> Part II: Gramsci in Egypt
<br> 5. Passive Revolution and Imperialism
<br> 6. Lineages of Egyptian Caesarism
<br> 7. The 25 January Revolution
<br> 8. Revolution and Restoration
<br> 9. Conclusions
<br> Notes
<br> Bibliography
<br> Index
<br> Acknowledgements
<br> Abbreviations
<br> 1. Introduction
<br> Part I: On the Subject of Revolution
<br> 2. From Bourgeois to Permanent Revolution
<br> 3. A Criterion for Interpretation
<br> 4. Caesarism
<br> Part II: Gramsci in Egypt
<br> 5. Passive Revolution and Imperialism
<br> 6. Lineages of Egyptian Caesarism
<br> 7. The 25 January Revolution
<br> 8. Revolution and Restoration
<br> 9. Conclusions
<br> Notes
<br> Bibliography
<br> Index
<p>Brecht De Smet is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University. Since 2008 he has been studying strike movements and political protests in Egypt from a Marxist perspective. De Smet is the author of several academic articles and opinion pieces about the workers' movement in Egypt. He is the author of Gramsci on Tahrir (Pluto, 2016) and A Dialectical Pedagogy of Revolt. Gramsci, Vygotsky, and the Egyptian Revolution (Brill, 2015).</p>
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