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1 online resource |
Contents |
Cover; Contesting the Repressive State; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Downfall of Mubarak; 2. Grievances against the Mubarak Regime; 3. Political Participation Online: From Facebook to the Streets; 4. The January 25th Uprising: Government Violence and Moral Shock; Part II. The Transition and Downfall of Morsi; 5. Protest Dynamics under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Transitional Government; 6. Grievances against the Morsi Government; 7. The June 30th Coup; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
Contesting the Repressive State not only answers this question but asks specifically why and how people who are not part of political movements choose to engage or not engage in anti-government protest under repressive regimes. Kira D. Jumet argues that individuals are rational actors and their decisions to protest or not protest are based on the intersection of three factors: political opportunity structures, mobilizing structures, and framing processes. Based on 170 interviews conducted in Egypt during the Arab Spring, Kira D. Jumet explores how social media, violent government repression, c |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Arab Spring, 2010-
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HISTORY -- Middle East -- Egypt.
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Politics and government
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Egypt.
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Arab Spring.
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Revolutions.
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Politics.
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Government.
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Coups.
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SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004490
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Egypt -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Subject |
Egypt
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780190688479 |
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0190688475 |
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9780190688493 |
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0190688491 |
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