Bread, freedom, social justice workers and the Egyptian revolution / Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny.
| Author/creator | Alexander, Anne, 1974- |
| Other author | Bassiouny, Mostafa. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK : Zed Books Ltd, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 387 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Workers and the Egyptian Revolution |
| Contents | Introduction. From the Republic of Tahrir to the Republic of Fear? : theorising revolution and counter-revolution in Egypt 2011-14 -- From Nasserism to neoliberalism : a new amalgam of state and private capital -- The changing structure of the Egyptian working class in the neoliberal era -- Strikes, protests and the development of a revolutionary crisis -- Organisation in the workplace before the revolution : the Nasserist model in crisis -- From strike committee to independent union -- The revolution's social soul : workers and the January revolution -- Workers' organisations since the revolution -- The crisis of representation : workers and elections -- Tathir : the struggle to cleanse the state -- Conclusion. Beyond the Republic of Dreams : revolutionary organisation, democracy and the question of the state. |
| Abstract | Provides an in-depth account of the emergence of independent trade unions and workers' militancy during Mubarak's last years in power and their destablising impact on the post-revolutionary regimes. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-377) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021276107 |
| ISBN | 9781780324319 (hb) |
| ISBN | 1780324316 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9781780324302 (pb) |
| ISBN | 1780324308 (pb) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |