This title offers an important look at the hopeful rise and tragic defeat of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. It began with immense hope, but was defeated in two and a half years, ushering in the most brutal and corrupt regime in modern Egyptian history. How was the passage from utmost euphoria into abject despair experienced, not only by those committed to revolutionary change, but also by people indifferent or even hostile to the revolution? This book explores the revolution through the lens of liminality-initially a communal fellowship, where everything seemed possible, transformed into a devastating limbo with no exit. To make sense of events, it looks at the martyrs, trickster media personalities, public spaces, contested narratives, historical allusions, and factional struggles during this chaotic time. Delving into how Egyptians moved from unprecedented exhilaration to confusion and massacre, this volume is a powerful cultural biography of a tragic revolution.