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“In Martyrs and Tricksters, Armbrust examines the public surfaces of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, linking them to deeper political, economic, and social structures operating on local, regional, and global scales. This ambitious and well-researched book demonstrates once again the author’s deep fluency in Egyptian popular culture and history.”—Gregory Starrett, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
“Martyrs and Tricksters offers an original, compelling framework for comprehending the 2011 uprisings in Egypt and their aftermath. With encyclopedic knowledge of Egyptian popular culture and sophisticated mass media analysis, Armbrust shows how these liminal figures embody the tensions of political change. This book is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand the downfall of Mubarak and the resurgence of authoritarianism in Egypt, and the role of liminality in revolutions more generally.”—Jessica Winegar, Northwestern University

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 06/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691162645, 978-0691162645
      ISBN10: 0691162646
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      Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Political science and theory Sociology and anthropology

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      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “In Martyrs and Tricksters, Armbrust examines the public surfaces of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, linking them to deeper political, economic, and social structures operating on local, regional, and global scales. This ambitious and well-researched book demonstrates once again the author’s deep fluency in Egyptian popular culture and history.”—Gregory Starrett, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
      “Martyrs and Tricksters offers an original, compelling framework for comprehending the 2011 uprisings in Egypt and their aftermath. With encyclopedic knowledge of Egyptian popular culture and sophisticated mass media analysis, Armbrust shows how these liminal figures embody the tensions of political change. This book is crucial reading for anyone seeking to understand the downfall of Mubarak and the resurgence of authoritarianism in Egypt, and the role of liminality in revolutions more generally.”—Jessica Winegar, Northwestern University

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