Arab Fall : How the Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days / Eric Trager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trager, Eric, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Politics and government--21st century.

Egypt.

Ḥizb al-Ḥurrīyah wa-al-ʻAdālah (Egypt).

Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt).

Mursī, Muḥammad, 1951-.

Mursī, Muḥammad.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite playing a marginal role in the spectacular 2011 Arab Spring uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's reign, how did the Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly in Egypt? And why did the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, fall from power only 891 days after Mubarak in the face of widespread protests and then a bloody military coup? In Arab Fall, Eric Trager examines the decisionmaking of the Brotherhood and their political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, throughout this critical period and answers why their time in power was so short. Based in part on interviews with dozens of Brotherhood leaders and cadres including Morsi, Trager argues that the very organizational characteristics that helped the Brotherhood win power also contributed to their rapid downfall. While the organization's hierarchical structure allowed them unparalleled mobilizing capabilities, their autocratic governing style alienated much of the population and united diverse groups against them. Their insularity also left them entirely unprepared for the military coup and crackdown in July and August 2013. Trager concludes the book with an assessment the current state of Egyptian politics and whether or not the Brotherhood will reemerge in the future.

Contents:

Late to the revolution

An Islamist vanguard

Post-revolutionary posturing

Preparing for power

The road to parliament

Powerless parliamentarians

The road to Ittahidiya palace

The power struggle continues

Power, not policy

The power grab

In power, but not in control

The rebellion

Conclusion : broken brothers

Appendix : list of interviews with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626163638

1626163634

OCLC:

965129824