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Since the coup of 2013 ended Egypt's brief democratic experiment and retired army chief, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, became president of Egypt, his regime has unleashed mass repression and severe restrictions on an unprecedented scale. This has been characterized by arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, and the torture of real - or suspected - political activists and dissidents. The Sisi regime has not only entangled the country in political violence, but has also mired Egypt in a deep economic crisis. This book follows President Sisi's regime in the aftermath of the coup that brought him to power. It is a chronology of the devastating political, economic and social consequences of direct military rule. Written by Egyptian political analyst and Egypt pundit, Maged Mandour, it is a compelling account built on years of writing and research. This includes analysis of primary sources, such as laws, constitutional amendment issued by the regime, statements made by regime officials, and local media, as well as official economic data from state sources and international organisations. Mandour explains exactly how Sisi operates and what makes his regime so different, and so dangerous, compared to those that came before. It shows, for the first time, how Egypt has been pushed to the brink of the abyss and why this will change the country for decades to come.
Follows the devastating political, economic and social impact of President El-Sisi's regime in Egypt since 2013.
About the Author
Maged Mandour is an Egyptian political analyst who writes regularly for outlets such as Middle East Eye, openDemocracy, the Arab Digest, and the journal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has made a number of media appearances as a commentator on Egyptian affairs and is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, UK.
Reviews
This clear-eyed, incisive account of the Sisi regime as it is should be required reading for students of comparative politics and for anyone considering supporting a military coup anywhere in the name of restoring democracy. -- Mark Lynch, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University; Director, Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Egypt under Sisi claims to be a narrative of the rise of a military dictatorship and the demise of the traditional post-Nasserist liberal autocracy. But that is just a scratch of the surface. The book's relevance goes far beyond that, especially to students of Gramsci and post-Marxist critical thought. The reading presented in the book points to an exceptional form of "passive revolution", which has no class of beneficiaries other than the violent force- the military - itself; a structural arrangement that looks like a product of a typical military coup, except that it is not. -- Hesham Shafick * LSE Review of Books *
Maged Mandour's is a voice that is crucial to an understanding of contemporary Egypt. The acute economic analyses and political acumen he brings to all his work is the measure of a writer committed to rigorous, objective and robust journalism. For anyone even mildly interested in the country and its trajectory Egypt Under Sisi is a must-read. * Wlliam Law, Editor, Arab Digest *
Egypt under El-Sisi is without a doubt a necessary read for anyone trying to grasp the basic ways Egyptian political life has been transformed under Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. -- Usman Butt * The New Arab *
Mandour captured the essence of the past decade's trajectory in Egypt. Maged carefully traces the re-emergence of Egypt's military within a polarized social and political context. Painstaking, thoughtful, and vivid, Mandour's voice not only bears witness but cuts through to the crux of Egypt's current dynamics. A highly recommended read for anyone looking to understand Egypt and grapple with its future. * Intissar Fakir, Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Institute * *
In this striking and beautifully written analysis of Egypt under Al-Sisi, Maged Mandour tears away the facade of military continuity, laying bare how, in the wake of Tahrir Square, deep restructuring and ideological transformation concentrated power in a dictatorship that is a radically new phenomenon - not only violently repressive but also structurally barricaded against democracy. It is a shocking, meticulously documented account of the complete militarization of the Egyptian state, which Mandour subtly reveals is also ruinously brittle, a flaw that could eventually shatter the whole edifice. * Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Dr, University of Cambridge, UK *
Mandour demonstrates powerfully through this detailed anatomy of the regime of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi that it represents a radical break in modern Egyptian history, differing significantly from all the authoritarian regimes that preceded it since the army overthrew the monarchy in 1952. Mandour makes two special contributions. First, revealing the extent to which "the regime is following a deliberate policy of militarization of civilian institutions." And second, showing that this regime is wedded to violence to a pathological degree - we are used to associating depraved, pleasure-taking violence to the brutal regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, but Sisi's draws from similar wells. * Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center *
Book Information
ISBN 9780755649136
Author Maged Mandour
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Follows the devastating political, economic and social impact of President El-Sisi's regime in Egypt since 2013.
About the Author
Maged Mandour is an Egyptian political analyst who writes regularly for outlets such as Middle East Eye, openDemocracy, the Arab Digest, and the journal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has made a number of media appearances as a commentator on Egyptian affairs and is a graduate of the University of Cambridge, UK.
Reviews
This clear-eyed, incisive account of the Sisi regime as it is should be required reading for students of comparative politics and for anyone considering supporting a military coup anywhere in the name of restoring democracy. -- Mark Lynch, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University; Director, Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS)
Egypt under Sisi claims to be a narrative of the rise of a military dictatorship and the demise of the traditional post-Nasserist liberal autocracy. But that is just a scratch of the surface. The book's relevance goes far beyond that, especially to students of Gramsci and post-Marxist critical thought. The reading presented in the book points to an exceptional form of "passive revolution", which has no class of beneficiaries other than the violent force- the military - itself; a structural arrangement that looks like a product of a typical military coup, except that it is not. -- Hesham Shafick * LSE Review of Books *
Maged Mandour's is a voice that is crucial to an understanding of contemporary Egypt. The acute economic analyses and political acumen he brings to all his work is the measure of a writer committed to rigorous, objective and robust journalism. For anyone even mildly interested in the country and its trajectory Egypt Under Sisi is a must-read. * Wlliam Law, Editor, Arab Digest *
Egypt under El-Sisi is without a doubt a necessary read for anyone trying to grasp the basic ways Egyptian political life has been transformed under Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. -- Usman Butt * The New Arab *
Mandour captured the essence of the past decade's trajectory in Egypt. Maged carefully traces the re-emergence of Egypt's military within a polarized social and political context. Painstaking, thoughtful, and vivid, Mandour's voice not only bears witness but cuts through to the crux of Egypt's current dynamics. A highly recommended read for anyone looking to understand Egypt and grapple with its future. * Intissar Fakir, Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Institute * *
In this striking and beautifully written analysis of Egypt under Al-Sisi, Maged Mandour tears away the facade of military continuity, laying bare how, in the wake of Tahrir Square, deep restructuring and ideological transformation concentrated power in a dictatorship that is a radically new phenomenon - not only violently repressive but also structurally barricaded against democracy. It is a shocking, meticulously documented account of the complete militarization of the Egyptian state, which Mandour subtly reveals is also ruinously brittle, a flaw that could eventually shatter the whole edifice. * Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Dr, University of Cambridge, UK *
Mandour demonstrates powerfully through this detailed anatomy of the regime of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi that it represents a radical break in modern Egyptian history, differing significantly from all the authoritarian regimes that preceded it since the army overthrew the monarchy in 1952. Mandour makes two special contributions. First, revealing the extent to which "the regime is following a deliberate policy of militarization of civilian institutions." And second, showing that this regime is wedded to violence to a pathological degree - we are used to associating depraved, pleasure-taking violence to the brutal regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, but Sisi's draws from similar wells. * Yezid Sayigh, Senior Fellow, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center *
Book Information
ISBN 9780755649136
Author Maged Mandour
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
