The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture Context and Critique
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 (Ho
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DALIA SAID MOSTAFA
The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture
Dalia Said Mostafa
The Egyptian Military in Popular Culture Context and Critique
Dalia Said Mostafa University of Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-59371-9 ISBN 978-1-137-59372-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-59372-6
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016956558 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image © Paul Davey / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
To the young Egyptian activists who are unlawfully jailed in military prisons and who continue to believe in the just demands of the 2011 January Revolution.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks go to the Palgrave Macmillan team and the external reviewer for their invaluable advice throughout the writing and editing processes.
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Introduction: Multi-Layered Images of the Egyptian Army in Popular Culture Introduction Some General Characteristics of Egyptian Popular Culture The Significance of the Military Figure in Egyptian Popular Culture The Early Formations of the Egyptian Army and Ideas of Nationhood This Book Notes Bibliography Popular Images of Army Officers and Freedom Fighters as National Heroes in the 1950s and 1960s Introduction Cinema as a Site for Articulating the Popular Image of the Military Hero in the Aftermath of the 1952 Revolution Multiple Representations of the Patriotic Freedom Fighter in Literature and Cinema The Military Figure in Comedy: Ismail Yassin’s Films Nasser in Abdel Halim Hafez’s Nationalist Songs Notes Bibliography
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Various Representations of the Martyred Soldier in the 1967 June War and the Victorious Hero
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