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dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Jeffrey C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-14T14:51:41Z
dc.date.available2022-10-14T14:51:41Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifierONIX_20221014_9781780930886_13
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58682
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWQ Revolutionary groups and movementsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issuesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWG Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent actionen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHG Middle Eastern historyen_US
dc.subject.otherHuman rights, civil rights
dc.titlePerformative Revolution in Egypt
dc.title.alternativeAn Essay in Cultural Power
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.5040/9781472544841
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b
oapen.relation.isbn9781780930886
oapen.relation.isbn9781780930879
oapen.imprintBloomsbury Academic
oapen.pages160
oapen.place.publicationLondon


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