Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt by Christiane-Marie ... - 9781350383791

Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War EgyptIslam, Communism, and Anti-Colonial Protest\nAuthor(s): Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350383791, 978-1350383791\nSynopsis\nIn autumn 1951, a diverse array of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish students from clubs like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Workers Vanguard launched a guerrilla struggle against British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone. Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt recovers this overshadowed revolution of 1951, and the part played by the Canal struggle in the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy.\n\nIn a study spanning a half-dozen international archives, the book delves into the divisive court cases and rousing club newspapers, intimate memoirs and personal poetry of Egyptian activists. These documents reveal that in the early years of the Cold War, morality tales and moral emotions were at the heart of the methods and.