Public Space and Revolt: On the Occasion of Tahrir Square 2011

by Elena Tzelepis and Sherene Seikaly

When the pro-democracy protests broke out in Egypt in January 2011, a remarkable sense of non-violent collectivity emerged in the public spaces of the country and beyond. Tahrir Square became the epicenter of a revolution and a public space of civic gathering. With this seismic event as its starting point, Public Space and Revolt stages a theoretical discussion on the definitions and redefinitions of the political-including political struggle, political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774168283
• ISBN13: 9789774168284
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 176 Pages