1st Edition

The Transformation of Egypt (RLE Egypt)

By Mark Cooper Copyright 2013
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The assassination of Sadat brings to an end another era in Egyptian history. This book examines the crucial issues in the transformation of Egypt in the period between the death of Nasser and the murder of Sadat. Focusing on the upheavals in the Egyptian political and economic structure over the last twenty years, the book explains the change in Egypt's international orientation through a... Read more

List of tables.  List of figures.  Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction  2. The nature of Egyptian Arab Socialism  3. The causes and consequences of the June 1967 war  4. The political economy of reform  5. The ghost of Nasser and the rise of Sadat  6. The causes and consequences of the October 1973 war  7. The policy of economic liberalization  8. Political liberalization: content and form  9. The executive branch  10. The legislature and other political institutions  11. Political parties  12. The elections  13. The January riots  14. January and Jerusalem: the final transformation.  Notes.  Index.

Biography

Mark Cooper