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The roots of revolt : a political economy of Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak
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ISBN: 9781108478366 9781108745758 9781108777537 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge university press,

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"Over the span of two weeks in mid-January 2011, reports of numerous selfimmolations were surfacing in Cairo. On January 17, Abdou Abdel Monaam, a small restaurateur, set himself on fire in protest against a law preventing restaurant owners from buying subsidized bread, forcing him to buy bread at five times the subsidized price. On the same day, Mohamed Farouk Hassan, a lawyer, railed against rising prices before setting himself on fire. These immolations, clearly in emulation of the events that sparked the uprisings in Tunisia, sought to ignite the fires of popular protest against the Mubarak regime in Egypt"--


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Special report : Tibetan monastic self-immolations appear to correlate with increasing repression of freedom of religion.
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Year: 2011 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Congressional-Executive Commission on China,

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Il fuoco della rivolta : torce umane dal Maghreb all'Europa
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ISBN: 9788822063229 Year: 2012 Publisher: Bari : Edizioni Dedalo,

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Burning for the Buddha : self-immolation in Chinese Buddhism.
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ISBN: 9780824829926 0824829921 0824861736 1435665953 Year: 2007 Volume: 19 Publisher: Honolulu University of Hawaii press


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Suicide by self-immolation : biopsychosocial and transcultural aspects
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ISBN: 303062613X 3030626121 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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This book addresses biopsychosocial and transcultural determinants of suicide by self-immolation, populations at risk throughout the world and prevention strategies specifically designed for young women in fragile environments. Self-immolation, the act of burning oneself as a means of suicide, is rare in high-income countries, and is usually a symbolic display of political protest among men that generally receives international media coverage. In contrast, in low- and-middle-income countries it is highly prevalent, primarily affects women, and may be one of the most common suicide methods in regions of Central and South Asia and parts of Africa. Psychiatric conditions, like adjustment disorders, traumatic stress disorders, and major depression, and family dynamics that include intimate partner violence, forced marriages, the threat of honor killings, and interpersonal family conflicts in a cultural context of war-related life events, poverty, forced migration and ethnic conflicts are important contributing factors. Written by over 40 academic psychiatrists from all continents, sociologists, and historians, the book covers topics such as region-specific cultural and historical factors associated with suicide; the role of religion and belief systems; marginalization, oppression, retraumatization and suicide risk; countertransference aspects of working in burn centers; responsible reporting and the media; and suicide prevention strategies to protect those at risk.


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Tibet on fire : self-immolations against Chinese rule
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ISBN: 9781784781538 1784781533 Year: 2016 Publisher: London ; : Verso,

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Tibet on Fire is her account of the oppression Tibetans face and the ideals driving those who resist, both the self-immolators and other Tibetans like herself. With a cover image designed by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, Tibet on Fire is angry and cogent: a clarion call for the world to take action.


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The self-immolation of Oskar Brüsewitz compared to other suicides committed as a political protest
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ISBN: 9783631674215 Year: 2017 Publisher: Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Peter Lang,


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Symbolic objects in contentious politics
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ISBN: 9780472903313 Year: 2023 Publisher: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press,

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When we observe protest marches, striking workers on picket lines, and insurgent movements in the world today, a litany of objects routinely fill our field of vision. Some such objects are ubiquitous the world over, like flags, banners, and placards. Others are situationally unique: Who could have anticipated the historical importance of a flower placed in the barrel of a gun, a flaming torch, a sea of umbrellas, a motorist's yellow vest, a feather headdress, an AK-47, or a knitted pink hat? This book explores the "stuff" at the heart of protests, revolutions, civil wars, and other contentious political events, with particular focus on those objects that have or acquire symbolic importance. In the context of "contentious politics" (disruptive political episodes where people try to change societies without going through institutions), certain objects can divide and unite social groups, tell stories, make declarations, spark controversy, and even trigger violent upheavals.This book draws together scholars from a variety of fields to discuss symbolic objects in contentious politics: their meanings, uses, functions, and social responses. In bringing these phenomena together, this book offers a serious, distinctive, and cohesive theoretical contribution that draws upon diverse scholarly work in order to form the building blocks for future inquiry in the field. The aim is not merely to "close the gap" in the literature, but to create space in the field for further and more fruitful inquiry.


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The roots of revolt : a political economy of Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak
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ISBN: 1108807062 1108777538 1108808883 1108478360 Year: 2020 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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A conceptually rich, historically informed, and interdisciplinary study of the contentious politics emerging out of decades of authoritarian neoliberal economic reform, The Roots of Revolt examines the contested political economy of Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak, just prior to the Arab Uprisings of 2010-11. Based on extensive fieldwork conducted across rural and urban Egypt, Angela Joya employs an 'on the ground' approach to critical political economy that challenges the interpretations of Egyptian politics put forward by scholars of both democratization and authoritarianism. By critically reassessing the relationship between democracy and capitalist development, Joya demonstrates how renewed authoritarian politics were required to institutionalize neoliberal reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund, presenting the real-world impact of economic policy on the lives of ordinary Egyptians before the Arab Uprisings.

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