Marginality and Exclusion in Egypt - Softcover

Habib Ayeb; Ray Bush

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780320841 ISBN 13: 9781780320847

Publisher: Zed Books, 2012

Synopsis

What does it mean to be marginalized? Is it a passive condition that the disadvantaged simply have to endure? Or is it a manufactured label, reproduced and by its nature transitory?

In the wake of the new uprising in Egypt, this insightful collection explores issues of power, politics and inequality in Egypt and the Middle East. It argues that the notion of marginality tends to mask the true power relations that perpetuate poverty and exclusion. It is these dynamic processes of political and economic transformation that need explanation.

The book provides a revealing analysis of key areas of Egyptian political economy, such as labour, urbanization and the creation of slums, disability, refugees, street children, and agrarian livelihoods, reaching the impactful conclusion that marginalization does not mean total exclusion. What is marginalized can be called upon to play a dynamic part in the future -- as is the case with the revolution that toppled President Mubarak.

About this title

About the Author

Ray Bush is Professor of African Studies and Development Politics at the University of Leeds, UK.

Habib Ayeb is a researcher at the Social Research Center at the American University in Cairo. He has worked in the Ministry of Agriculture in Tunisia, the University of Paris 8-St Denis, CEDEJ (Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Juridiques et Sociales), IRD (Institute of Research for Development) and the SRC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780320841
• ISBN 13: 9781780320847
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Habib Ayeb, Ray Bush