'The Egyptians: A Radical Story' by Jack Shenker

Jack Shenker (History and Politics, 2004) has written The Egyptians: A Radical Story, a book exploring Egypt's revolution and counter-revolution, published by Allen Lane / Penguin.

Five years on from the start of Egypt’s revolution, and counter-revolution, The Egyptians: A Radical Story interrogates the country’s turmoil from below – and argues that its struggles are intimately enmeshed with global patterns of oppression and resistance which stretch well beyond Egypt’s borders.

The book looks past the presidential palace and explores more important faultlines: the far-flung communities waging war against transnational corporations, the men and women fighting to subvert long-established gender norms, the workers dramatically seizing control of their own factories, and the cultural producers (novelists, graffiti artists and illicit bedroom DJs) appropriating public space in defiance of their repressive and violent western-backed regime.

Jack is a journalist and author based in Cairo and London. He was formerly Egypt correspondent for the Guardian newspaper. His work has been published worldwide, and has been recognised with several international awards.

You can find more information on Jack's website: http://www.jackshenker.net/special-features/the-egyptians-a-radical-story-published-january-2016.html