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The struggle for Egypt : from Nasser to Tahrir Square / Steven A. Cook.

By: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: [Paperback ed.]Description: xiv, 430 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199931774 (pbk.) :
  • 0199931771 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DT107.827 .C64 2013
Contents:
Introduction -- Egypt for the Egyptians -- The rise of the officers -- Setback and revolt -- Hero of the crossing -- A tale of two Egypts -- Radar contact lost -- Uprising.
Summary: "A half century ago, Egypt under nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution, it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time, its economy declined into near shambles, a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair, and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists ... In The struggle for Egypt, now with a new epilogue on the post-Mubarak era, noted regional specialist Steven A. Cook provides a sweeping and incisive account of how this parlous state of affairs came to be, why the revolution occurred, and where Egypt might be headed next." -- From p. 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365] - 404) and index.

Introduction -- Egypt for the Egyptians -- The rise of the officers -- Setback and revolt -- Hero of the crossing -- A tale of two Egypts -- Radar contact lost -- Uprising.

"A half century ago, Egypt under nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution, it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time, its economy declined into near shambles, a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair, and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists ... In The struggle for Egypt, now with a new epilogue on the post-Mubarak era, noted regional specialist Steven A. Cook provides a sweeping and incisive account of how this parlous state of affairs came to be, why the revolution occurred, and where Egypt might be headed next." -- From p. 4 of cover.

"With a new epilogue" -- p.1 of cover.

Hardcover edition published in 2012.

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