The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture
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The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture

Context and Critique

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The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture

Context and Critique

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781137593719
eBook ISBN
9781137593726
Topic
History
Subtopic
Middle Eastern History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Contents
  4. List of Figures
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction: Multi-Layered Images ofĀ theĀ Egyptian Army inĀ Popular Culture
  6. Chapter 2: Popular Images ofĀ Army Officers andĀ Freedom Fighters asĀ National Heroes inĀ theĀ 1950s andĀ 1960s
  7. Chapter 3: Various Representations ofĀ theĀ Martyred Soldier inĀ theĀ 1967 June War andĀ theĀ Victorious Hero inĀ theĀ 1973 October War
  8. Chapter 4: Transformation ofĀ theĀ Popular War Heroā€™s Image under Mubarak andĀ theĀ Commencement ofĀ theĀ 2011 January Revolution
  9. Chapter 5: Conclusion
  10. Filmography
  11. Songography
  12. Index