ISBN:
9780674987890
Language:
English
Pages:
324 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bayat, Asef, 1954 - Revolutionary life
DDC:
909/.097492708312
Keywords:
Arab Spring, 2010-
;
Demokratisierung
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Aufstand
;
Alltag
;
Frau
;
Arbeiter
;
Egypt History 2011-
;
Egypt History Protests, 2011-2013
;
Tunisia History Demonstrations, 2010-
;
Egypt Social life and customs 20th century
;
Egypt Social life and customs 21st century
;
Tunisia Social life and customs 20th century
;
Tunisia Social life and customs 21st century
;
Tunesien
Abstract:
From the standpoint of revolutionary politics, the Arab Spring can seem like a wasted effort. In Tunisia, where the wave of protest began, as well as in Egypt and the Gulf, regime change never fully took hold. Yet if the Arab Spring failed to disrupt the structures of governments, the movement was transformative in farms, families, and factories, souks and schools. Seamlessly blending field research, on-the-ground interviews, and social theory, Asef Bayat shows how the practice of everyday life in Egypt and Tunisia was fundamentally altered by revolutionary activity. Women, young adults, the very poor, and members of the underground queer community can credit the Arab Spring with steps toward equality and freedom. There is also potential for further progress, as women’s rights in particular now occupy a firm place in public discourse, preventing retrenchment and ensuring that marginalized voices remain louder than in prerevolutionary days. In addition, the Arab Spring empowered workers: in Egypt alone, more than 700,000 farmers unionized during the years of protest. Labor activism brought about material improvements for a wide range of ordinary people and fostered new cultural and political norms that the forces of reaction cannot simply wish away. In Bayat’s telling, the Arab Spring emerges as a paradigmatic case of “refolution”—revolution that engenders reform rather than radical change. Both a detailed study and a moving appeal, Revolutionary Life identifies the social gains that were won through resistance.
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