Anticolonial Afterlives in Egypt - The Politics of Hegemony

Using the work of Antonio Gramsci and Frantz Fanon, two foundational theorists of anti-capitalism and anticolonialism, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the afterlives of Egypt's moment of decolonization and how they reverberate into the present.

List of contents

Introduction. Trapped in history: revolution in Egypt; Part I. Anticolonialism and its Discontents: 1. Postcolonial and Marxist encounters; 2. Hegemony in Egypt: revisiting Gamal Abdel Nasser; Part II. Hegemony and its Afterlives: 3. Laying neoliberal foundations: Infitah and a new Egypt; 4. Finance capital and empty time; Conclusion. Haunted histories and decolonial futures.

About the author

Sara Salem is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research interests include political sociology, postcolonial studies, Marxist theory, feminist theory, global histories of empire, and anticolonialism. Her articles have featured in journals including Middle East Critique, Interventions: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies, Signs: A Journal of Women in Culture and Society, and Review of African Political Economy.

Summary

Using the work of Antonio Gramsci and Frantz Fanon, two foundational theorists of anti-capitalism and anticolonialism, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the afterlives of Egypt's moment of decolonization and how they reverberate into the present.

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'In weaving postcolonial critique with Marxist theory and vice versa, Salem vividly patterns anti-colonial struggle in its neo-liberal afterlives. This book provides a masterclass in expansive theorizing and substantive inquiry.' Robbie Shilliam, Johns Hopkins University

Product details

• Authors: Sara Salem, Sara (London School of Economics and Politi Salem, Sara (London School of Economics and Political Science) Salem
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781108491518
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49151-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: The Global Middle East
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political science & theory, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Middle Eastern history, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies