Bread, freedom, social justice : workers and the Egyptian Revolution / Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Anne.

Contributor:

Bassiouny, Mostafa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--Egypt--History--21st century.

Labor unions.

History.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xiv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2014.

Summary:

Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on the role of youth coalitions, the use of social media and the tactics of the Tahrir Square occupation. This authoritative and original book argues that collective action by organized workers played a fundamental role in the Egyptian revolution, which erupted after years of strikes and social protests. Drawing on the authors decade-long experience of reporting on and researching the Egyptian labour movement, the book provides the first in-depth account of the emergence of independent trade unions and workers militancy during Mubarak's last years in power, and and their destabilising impact on the post-revolutionary regimes. Book jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-377) and index.

ISBN:

1780324316

9781780324319

1780324308

9781780324302

OCLC:

893184613