| Description |
xi, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Egypt's world -- Nasser and Arab nationalism -- The Islamists -- The rise of liberal capitalism -- Egyptian Christians -- The Mubarak years -- Young Egyptians. |
| Summary |
"Famous until the 1950s for its religious pluralism and extraordinary cultural heritage, Egypt is now seen as an increasingly repressive and divided land, home of the Muslim Brotherhood and an opaque regime headed by the aging President Mubarak. ... Tarek Osman explores what has happened to the biggest Arab nation since President Nasser took control of the country in 1954. He examines Egypt's central role in the development of the two crucial movements of the period, Arab nationalism and radical Islam; the increasingly contentious relationship between Muslims and Christians; and perhaps most important of all, the rift between the cosmopolitan elite and the mass of the undereducated and underemployed population, more than half of whom are aged under thirty."--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- History -- 1952-1970.
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Egypt. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1952-1970 |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1952-1970.
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Politics and government. |
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Egypt -- History -- 1970-1981.
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| Chronological Term |
1970-1981 |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1970-1981.
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Egypt -- History -- 1981-2011.
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| Chronological Term |
1981-2011 |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1981-2011.
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Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1952-1970.
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Social conditions. |
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Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1970-1981.
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Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1981-
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| Chronological Term |
1981- |
| ISBN |
9780300162752 |
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0300162758 |
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0978300162752 cl alkaline paper |
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