Prelude to the revolution. Independent civic activists in Mubarak's Egypt and the quest for hegemony.
This article explores whether, in the decade preceding the 2011 uprising, Egypt's Independent Civic Activists (ICAs) can be considered organic intellectuals in terms of Antonio Gramsci's well-known definition. To do so, three aspects of 'organicity' with respect to subaltern groups are identified: a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of North African Studies Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1099 - 1122 |
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