Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt: Islam, Communism, and Anti-Colonial Protest

In autumn 1951, a diverse array of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish students from clubs like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Worker's Vanguard launched a guerrilla struggle against British occupation of the Suez Canal Zone. Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt recovers this overshadowed revolution of 1951, and the part played by the “Canal struggle” in the overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy.

In a study spanning a half-dozen international archives, the book delves into the divisive court cas...