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    Performative Revolution in Egypt

    An Essay in Cultural Power

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    Alexander, Jeffrey C.
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Jeffrey C. Alexander examines what was new about Egypt's Spring revolution. Why was it so compelling to watch, and what made it so effective and does it have implications for democratic movements internationally. Using international news reports and translations of the social media pages that brought Egyptians flocking onto Tahrir Square, Alexander uncovers the narrative of a revolution that was scripted by its organizers, as both a moral statement and a media and digital statement. He sees it as a theatrical performance, designed to reveal to the key protagonists what a civil, egalitarian society might look like, by showing it in microcosm on the Square. Ultimately, he argues, it was the sight of the protestor's behaviour that swayed the army, and brought about regime change. From the author of the widely acclaimed 2010 book: The Performance of Politics: Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power, this powerful intervention into the debate on the Arab Spring is a must-read for those curious about how social media are fundamentally changing global politics.
    URI
    https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58682
    Keywords
    Human rights, civil rights
    DOI
    10.5040/9781472544841
    ISBN
    9781780930886, 9781780930879, 9781780930886
    Publisher
    Bloomsbury Academic
    Publisher website
    https://www.bloomsbury.com/academic/
    Publication date and place
    London, 2011
    Imprint
    Bloomsbury Academic
    Classification
    Revolutionary groups and movements
    Media studies
    Sociology
    Social and ethical issues
    Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action
    Middle Eastern history
    Pages
    160
    Rights
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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