The Roots of Revolt: A Political Economy of Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak

ISBN-13: 9781108478366 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 280 str.

Angela Joya

Opis

A conceptually rich, historically informed study of the contested politics emerging out of decades of authoritarian neoliberalism in Egypt.

Recenzje

'Joya's contribution is one of the most interesting attempts to enrich our understanding of how the composition of the Egyptian capitalist class and the relative strength of its fractions changed over time … an opening for further research.' Gianni Del Panta, The Middle East Journal

Spis treści

1. Neoliberal authoritarianism in contemporary Egypt; 2. The developmentalist state and the market economy: from Nasser to Sadat; 3. 'We need the government to unleash us, the tigers': Mubarak and the neoliberal turn; 4. 'We feed the nation': the military as a fraction of capital; 5. The mosque and the market: the Muslim Brotherhood; 6. 'Strike like an Egyptian': workers and the collapse of the authoritarian bargain; 7. 'You let the dogs eat the peasants': peasants and small farmers and accumulation by dispossession; Conclusion.