Egypt’s Football Revolution : : Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics / / Carl Rommel.

Both a symbol of the Mubarak government’s power and a component in its construction of national identity, football served as fertile ground for Egyptians to confront the regime’s overthrow during the 2011 revolution. With the help of the state, appreciation for football in Egypt peaked in the late 2...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (294 p.) :; 14 b&w photos, 1 b&w map
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION
  • INTRODUCTION: Emotions, Politics, and Egypt’s Changing National Game
  • PART I. BUBBLE
  • CHAPTER 1. Normal Nationals and Vulgar Winners
  • CHAPTER 2. Fanatical Politics and Resurging Respectability
  • PART II. ULTRAS
  • CHAPTER 3. A Revolutionary Emotional Style
  • CHAPTER 4. A Respectable Revolution Measures Its Violence
  • CHAPTER 5. The Insurmountable Double Bind of Siyasa
  • PART III. AFTERMATH
  • CHAPTER 6. When the Game Feels Like Politics, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much at All
  • CHAPTER 7. No National Significance, No Political Concerns
  • CONCLUSION. An Emotional Revolt Trapped in Politics
  • POSTSCRIPT. Magnificent Mohamed Salah and the Ill-Fated 2018 World Cup
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX