Rusha Latif

Tahrir's Youth

Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution

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January 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the young men and women who changed the course of their nation's history. Tahrir's Youth tells the story of the organized youth behind the mass uprising that brought about the spectacular collapse of the Mubarak regime. Who were these activists? What did they want? How did the movement they unleashed shape them as it unfolded, and why did it ultimately fall short of its goals?

Rusha Latif follows the trajectory of the movement from the perspective of the Revolutionary Youth Coalition (RYC), a key front forged in Tahrir Square during the early days of the revolt. Drawing on firsthand testimonies and her own direct experience, she offers insight into the motives, hopes, strategies, successes, failures, and disillusionments of the movement's leaders. Her account details the challenges these activists faced as they attempted to steer the movement they had set in motion and highlights the factors leading to their struggle's defeat, despite its initial promise.

Über die Autorin / über den Autor:

Rusha Latif is a researcher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A first generation Egyptian American, she traveled to Cairo in 2011 to conduct ethnographic research on the uprising. Her interests include social movements and revolutions; the study of class, gender, and race/ethnicity; Islamic Studies; and Middle Eastern Studies.

Preis: CHF 49.60
Sprache: Englisch
Art: Gebundenes Buch
Erschienen: 2022
Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
ISBN: 978-1-64903-020-7
Masse: 482 S.

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