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The Naked Blogger of Cairo : Creative Insurgency in the Arab World / Marwan M. Kraidy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kraidy, Marwan M., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab Spring, 2010-.
- Arts--Political aspects--Arab countries--History--21st century.
- Arts.
- Human body--Political aspects--Arab countries--History--21st century.
- Human body.
- Insurgency--Arab countries--History--21st century.
- Insurgency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 p.) : 10 halftones
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Across the Arab world, protesters voiced dissent through slogans, graffiti, puppetry, videos, and satire that called for the overthrow of dictatorial regimes. Investigating what drives people to risk everything to express themselves in rebellious art, Marwan M. Kraidy uncovers the creative insurgency at the heart of the Arab uprisings of 2010–2012.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- I. In the Name of the People
- II. Burning Man
- III. Laughing Cow
- IV. Puppets and Masters
- V. Virgins and Vixens
- VI. Requiem for a Revolution?
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-96952-9
- OCLC:
- 979880923
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