Lexington Books
Pages: 146
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-7936-1304-2 • Hardback • October 2021 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
978-1-7936-1305-9 • eBook • October 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Abdallah Hendawy is affiliate faculty at George Mason University's Center for Social Science Research and teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Conclusion
References
In Egypt, during ‘Arab Spring’ 2011, pro-democracy activists committed to non-violent tactics filled Tahrir Square for the eighteen days that culminated in the overthrow of an autocratic president who had ruled the country for thirty years. How do we explain the sudden shift in allegiance among many of these very activists who subsequently joined the ranks of the violent movement against the state? In Bleeding Hearts, Abdallah Hendawy, a pro-democracy activist in Egypt at the time and since a trained sociologist and scholar, offers a most insightful and compelling explanation of this transformation. Based on his own fieldwork and engaging interviews with those who resorted to violence , there is no better introduction to this topic. Bleeding Hearts is essential reading for scholars, activists, policymakers, and anyone who wants to understand the fine line we all tread between democracy and autocracy.
— John Dale, George Mason University