Revolutionary emotions in Cold War Egypt : Islam, communism, and anti-colonial protest / Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarah, Christiane-Marie Abu, author.

Series:

History of Emotions.

History of Emotions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and state--Egypt--20th century--History.

Islam and state.

Social conflict--Egypt.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

In autumn 1951, a diverse array of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish students from clubs like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Worker's Vanguard launched a guerrilla struggle against British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone. Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt recovers this overshadowed revolution of 1951, and the part played by the "Canal struggle" in the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy. In a study spanning a half-dozen international archives, the book delves into the divisive court cases and rousing club newspapers, intimate memoirs and personal poetry of Egyptian activists. These documents reveal that in the early years of the Cold War, morality tales and moral emotions were at the heart of the methods and the successes of Egyptian activists. What stories did activists tell, and how did the emotional appeals and "moral talk" of Islamist and communist clubs compare? How did Arabic-speaking populations negotiate moral norms, and what role did emotions like love, anger, and disgust play in political campaigns? Taking a journey through Islamic parables about perilous beaches, communist adaptations of Greek myths, and popular stories about Juha's Nail and Paul Revere's Ride through the Suez Canal, this book uncovers a rich history of activist storytelling. These practices uncover the mechanics of morality tales, and reveal how activists used narratives to convert emotion to motion and drive social change. Still vitally important for readers today, such findings shed light on how paramilitary groups and protest movements use moral appeals to attract support-and why activist campaigns become the controversial epicentre of polarizing emotional battles.

Contents:

Introduction: Fanatics and Hysterics: Debating the Activist's Emotions 1. The Ballad of King Faruq: Moral Vocabularies and Changing Emotions in Late Monarchial Egypt 2. Young Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood on Trial: Stories of Conversion, Competition, and Moral Compromise 3. "Allahu Akhbar, Long Live the Workers!": Communist Clubs and the Struggle for Moral Legitimacy 4. "Shaykh in a Dance Club!" and Other Shocking Tales from the Activist Imaginary 5. Paul Revere's Ride through the Suez Canal: The 1951 Revolution Conclusion: Battles on the Emotional Front Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350383777

1350383775

9781350399358

1350399353

9781350383784

1350383783

OCLC:

1426864719