CHAPTER 7. No National Significance, No Political Concerns

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. ILLUSTRATIONS x
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION xiv
6. INTRODUCTION: Emotions, Politics, and Egypt’s Changing National Game 1
7. PART I. BUBBLE
8. CHAPTER 1. Normal Nationals and Vulgar Winners 29
9. CHAPTER 2. Fanatical Politics and Resurging Respectability 59
10. PART II. ULTRAS
11. CHAPTER 3. A Revolutionary Emotional Style 85
12. CHAPTER 4. A Respectable Revolution Measures Its Violence 109
13. CHAPTER 5. The Insurmountable Double Bind of Siyasa 139
14. PART III. AFTERMATH
15. CHAPTER 6. When the Game Feels Like Politics, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much at All 165
16. CHAPTER 7. No National Significance, No Political Concerns 191
17. CONCLUSION. An Emotional Revolt Trapped in Politics 211
18. POSTSCRIPT. Magnificent Mohamed Salah and the Ill-Fated 2018 World Cup 219
19. NOTES 237
20. REFERENCES 253
21. INDEX 271