Egypt on the brink : from the rise of Nasser to the fall of Mubarak /

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 bo...

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Main Author: Osman, Tarek (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2011.
Edition:Revised edition.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Egypt's world
  • Nasser and Arab nationalism
  • The Islamists
  • The rise of liberal capitalism
  • Egyptian Christians
  • The Mubarak years
  • Young Egyptians.