Gramsci on Tahrir Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt

• Yazar: De Smet, Brecht (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Pluto Press 2016
• Seri Bilgileri: Reading Gramsci
• Konular: Revolutionary groups & movements; Political Science; Politics; Social Movements; Political Theory; Antonio Gramsci; Egypt; Tahrir Square; Political Activism; Revolution
• Online Erişim: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Özet

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.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. The current situation in Egypt demonstrates how both national histories and global power relations enable, define and displace popular resistance and social transformation.

ISBN

j.ctt19b9jz2
9781783713455;9781783713462

Erişim

Open Access