Counterrevolution in Egypt
Verso Books (Verlag)
978-1-80429-760-5 (ISBN)
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The agents of coercion in Egypt-its military, police, and intelligence services-have been locked in a perennial struggle for power since their inception. Each institution has vied for dominance, shaping and reshaping the country's political landscape. Yet, the seismic upheaval of the 2011 revolution forced these often rival factions to set aside their differences and forge an alliance in the face of an existential threat: the revolutionary aspirations of the Egyptian people.
This book delves deep into the inner workings of the Egyptian security apparatus, offering a rare and comprehensive examination of the structures, hierarchies, and methods of the military, police, and intelligence agencies. Drawing on meticulous research, it unveils the strategies they deployed to suppress the revolutionary wave, from propaganda and surveillance to mass arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings. It illuminates the power dynamics within these institutions and how their uneasy unity was both a response to the revolution and a determinant of its eventual fate.
Hossam el-Hamalawy is a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labor movement, and the fight against police brutality in Egypt. He currently lives in Germany, where he received in PhD in Political Science.
INTRODUCTION
Moving Forward
Notes on Writing Style
CHAPTER 1: A Fragmented Apparatus
Coup-Proofing
Mubarak's Anxieties
Militarized Policing
Road to War
Dirty War
Habib al-Adly
Forever Wars
- 1. Social Control and Police Militarization in the Neoliberal Age
- 2. Enforcing Raison d'Être
The General Intelligence Service
- External Operations
- Domestic Operations
- Business Empire
Compartmentalization
CHAPTER 2: Revolution
The Myth of Army Grievances
Military-Economic Complex?
- Geopolitical Alliance?
- Political Constraints?
- Social Context?
Ruling But Not Governing
Military Intelligence
Structure
- Ever-Expanding Military Camp
- Counterbalancing
Compartmentalization
Road to Revolt
- From the Regional to the Local
- Strike Wave and the Police
Uprising
- Police Day
- The Friday of Rage
- Army Deployment
CHAPTER 3: Counterrevolution
Shaky Alliances I
- Power Greed?
- Islamist Radicals?
- Vacillation?
Shaky Alliances II
- Legal and Constitutional Challenges?
- Sinai Insurgency?
- Geopolitical Blunders?
Boots on the Streets
Streamlining the Police
- SCAF and the MOI
- Morsi and the MOI
Suleiman's Men
Egyptian Brumaire
- Police
- Military
- General Intelligence Service
Rivers of Blood
CHAPTER 4: The State Über Alles
A Unitary Apparatus
State Violence and Regime-Making
Praetorian Direct Rule
- The Generals
- Regulations
- Military Capitalism
- Military Ideology
Counterinsurgency
- Troubled Past
- Pre-January 2011
- Post-July 2013
Streamlining the General Intelligence Service
- Tuhami
- Fawzi
- Kamel and the Sisis
- Rashad
Return of the Police
- Homeland Security
- Killing Fields
- Prison System
CHAPTER 5: A Perfect Military Camp
State Bureaucracy
Courts
Diplomatic Service
Media Industry
Entertainment
Sports
Cultural Spaces
Schools and Universities
- Militarization
- Falcon Group
Religion and Morals
- Ministry of Awqaf
- Al-Azhar
- Religious Minorities
- Gender
Panopticon 2.0
- Post-Apocalyptic Cyberpunk Fortress Cities
- Policing the Cyberspace
EPILOGUE
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Appendix IV
Appendix V
Appendix VI
Appendix VII
Appendix VIII
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 7 charts |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80429-760-7 / 1804297607 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80429-760-5 / 9781804297605 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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