|
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence
|
Buy Now
The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture - Context and Critique (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Loot Price: R1,408
Discovery Miles 14 080
|
|
|
The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture - Context and Critique (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This book examines a key question through the lens of popular
culture: Why did the Egyptian people opt to elect in June 2014 a
new president (Abdel Fattah al-Sisi), who hails from the military
establishment, after toppling a previous military dictator (Hosni
Mubarak) with the breakout of the 25 January 2011 Revolution? In
order to dissect this question, the author considers the complexity
of the relationship between the Egyptian people and their national
army, and how popular cultural products play a pivotal role in
reinforcing or subverting this relationship. The author takes the
reader on a 'journey' through crucial historical and political
events in Egypt whilst focusing on multi-layered representations of
the 'military figure' (the military leader, the heroic soldier, the
freedom fighter, the conscript, the martyred soldier, and the
Intelligence officer) in a wide range of popular works in
literature, film, song, TV drama series, and graffiti art. Mostafa
argues that the realm of popular culture in Egypt serves as the
'blood veins' which feed the nation's perception of its Armed
Forces.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(4)
(4)
