The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt

Discusses why and how the Egyptian judiciary was critically important in bringing down two vastly different regimes in three years.

Through Gramsci and Fanon, Salem centers anticolonial politics by exploring the connections between Egypt's moment of decolonization and the 2011 revolution.

Based on a decade of research, including in-depth interviews with many leading figures in the story, this edition is essential for anyone who wants to understan