Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.

Introduction : space, politics, and the everyday state in Cairo -- reconfiguring Cairo : new popular quarters between the local and the global -- Internal governance : forms and practices of government in everyday life -- Neoliberalism and the relocation of welfare -- Youth, gender, and the state in Cairo : marginalized masculinities and contested spaces -- The politics of security : an economy of violence and control -- Postscript : collective action and the everyday state -- Appendix A : the "field" and "home" : the politics of location -- Appendix B : thematic outline of interview frames.

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