224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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The second edition of this lucid and accessible work rapidly established itself as a textbook for universities and colleges. This new edition brings it further up to date and places the achievements and failures of President Mubarak in context. The new material includes an examination of Egypt's role in the Gulf Crisis. The book is divided by topic and areas covered include: * The political... Read more
Preface to the Third Edition 1 Egypt and the Egyptians 2 The End of the Old Regime: 1945–1952 3 The First Years of the New Government: 1952–1956 4 The Unfinished Revolution: 1956–1970 5 Nasser’s Ideology 6 Sadat’s Revolution of Rectification 7 The Search for Economic Progress 8 Education and the Growth of Culture 9 The Life of the People 10 Mubarak’s Middle Way 11 Conclusion
Biography
Derek Hopwood, St Antony’s College, Oxford
`A comprehensive introductory survey of modern Egypt which manages to be both balanced, judicious and stimulating and provocative of further thought and inquiry.' - Peter Mansfield, Arab Gulf Journal
