{"product_id":"once-upon-a-revolution-an-egyptian-story","title":"Once Upon a Revolution: An Egyptian Story","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOnce Upon a Revolution: An Egyptian Story\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eThanassis Cambanis\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781451658996\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSimon \u0026amp; Schuster\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e288\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eAward-winning journalist Thanassis Cambanis tells the \"wonderfully readable and insightful\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) inside story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCambanis brings to life the noble dreamers who brought Egypt to the brink of freedom, and the dark powerful forces that--for the time being--stopped them short. But he also tells a universal story of inspirational people willing to transform themselves in order to transform their society. He focuses on two pivotal leaders: One is Basem, an apolitical middle-class architect who puts his entire family in danger when he seizes the chance to improve his country. The other is Moaz, a contrarian Muslim Brother who defies his own organization to join the opposition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese revolutionaries had little more than their idealism with which to battle the secret police, the old oligarchs, and a power-hungry military determined to keep control. Basem wanted to change the system from within and became one of the only revolutionaries to win a seat in parliament. Moaz took a different course, convinced that only street pressure from youth movements could dismantle the old order. Their courageous and imperfect decisions produced an uprising with one enduring outcome: No Arab leader ever again can take the population's consent for granted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a welcome addition to the literature on Egypt's uprising\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). Featuring exclusive and distinctive reporting, Thanassis Cambanis's \"fluent, intelligent, and highly informed book...convincingly explains what happened in Egypt over the last four years\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Once Upon a Revolution: An Egyptian Story | Thanassis Cambanis | Hardcover | 9781451658996 | Used: Like New | Non-Fiction 1732931","offer_id":50722038284546,"sku":"1732931","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81VI0Q8jHBL.jpg?v=1791828694","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/once-upon-a-revolution-an-egyptian-story","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}