Gramsci on Tahrir by Brecht De Smet
Gramsci on Tahrir presents a close analysis of the complex dynamics of Egypt s revolution and counter-revolution, showing how a Gramscian understanding of the revolutionary process can provide a powerful instrument for charting the possibilities for a truly emancipatory project in Egypt. Through Brecht de Smet s application of Gramsci s take on Caesarism, we can see how the current situation in Egypt demonstrates the ways that national histories and global power relations enable, define, and displace popular resistance and social transformation. A major contribution to the literature on Egypt and the Arab Spring, Gramsci on Tahrir carries important implications for radical political theory.
'An important contribution to debates which should concern us all as researchers and students of potential revolutionary transformation, of Egyptian politics and of Gramsci's political thought' -- DrMaha Abdelrahman, Reader in Development Studies and Middle East Politics, University of Cambridge, and author of 'Egypt's Long Revolution: Protest Movements and Uprisings' (Routledge, 2014)
'A wide-ranging and innovative work that will be of invaluable use to scholars of the Middle East, revolution, and 'democratic transition' and the use of Gramscian political concepts in global political economy' -- Dr. Jamie Allinson, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh, and Editor at 'Salvage'
'This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and provocative analyses of not only the recent Egyptian revolution' -- Progress in Political Economy
'A wide-ranging and innovative work that will be of invaluable use to scholars of the Middle East, revolution, and 'democratic transition' and the use of Gramscian political concepts in global political economy' -- Dr. Jamie Allinson, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Edinburgh, and Editor at 'Salvage'
'This is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and provocative analyses of not only the recent Egyptian revolution' -- Progress in Political Economy
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).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745335575 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745335578 |
| Title | Gramsci on Tahrir |
| Author | Brecht De Smet |
| Series | Reading Gramsci |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pluto Press |
| Year published | 2016-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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