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Breaking intersubjectivity : a critical theory of counter-revolutionary trauma in Egypt /

"Rejecting the concept of PTSD, Matthies-Boon develops an alternate theory of trauma using the Egyptian revolution as a case. The testimonies of Cairene activists explain how multileveled traumatic status subordination inflicted on them destroyed the potentiality of revolutionary collective bec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthies-Boon, Vivienne (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
Series:Radical subjects in international politics.
Subjects:
Political violence > Egypt > History > 21st century.
Political violence > Egypt > Psychological aspects.
Counterrevolutionaries > Egypt.
Psychic trauma > Egypt.
Egypt > History > Protests, 2011-2013 > Psychological aspects.
Counterrevolutionaries.
Political violence.
Political violence > Psychological aspects.
Psychic trauma.
Psychological aspects.
Egypt.
2000-2099
History.
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Summary:"Rejecting the concept of PTSD, Matthies-Boon develops an alternate theory of trauma using the Egyptian revolution as a case. The testimonies of Cairene activists explain how multileveled traumatic status subordination inflicted on them destroyed the potentiality of revolutionary collective becoming, resulting in demoralized, depoliticized silence"--
Physical Description:xiii, 337 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index.
ISBN:9781786610324
1786610329