Egypt on the Brink From Nasser to Mubarak

Name: Egypt on the Brink From Nasser to Mubarak
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ISBN: 9780300162752

ISBN-10: 0300162758

ISBN-13: 9780300162752

Edition: 2010

Authors: Tarek Osman

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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. In this immensely readable and thoroughly researched book, 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…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 1/11/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


A note on transliteration


Introduction



Egypt's World



Nasser and Arab Nationalism



The Islamists



The Rise of Liberal Capitalism



Egyptian Christians



The Mubarak Years



Young Egyptians


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index