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Whatever else happened to the Egyptians? : from the revolution to the age of globalization / Galal Amin ; translated by David Wilmsen ; illustrations by Samir Abd al-Ghani.
Van Pelt Library HN786.A8 A4513 2004
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LIBRA HN786.A8 A4513 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Amin, Galal A., 1935-2018.
- Standardized Title:
- Mādhā ḥadatha lil-Miṣrīyīn. English
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Population--Social aspects--Egypt.
- Population.
- Population--Political aspects--Egypt.
- Social conditions.
- Population--Political aspects.
- Population--Social aspects.
- Egypt--Social conditions--20th century.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, [2004]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Arabic.
- Summary:
- At the time of the Egyptian Revolution in 1952, the population of Egypt was around 22 million. At the end of 2002, it stood at 69 million, and was growing at a rate of 1.3 million a year. What happens to a society that grows so quickly, when the habitable and cultivable land of the country is strictly limited? After the success of Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?, Galal Amin now takes a further bemused look at the changes that have taken place in Egyptian society over the past half century, this time considering the disruptions brought about by the surge in population. Basing his arguments on both academic research and his own personal experiences and impressions, and employing the same light humor and keen sense of empathy as in his earlier work, the author discusses how runaway population growth has not only profound effects on many aspects of society -- from love and fashion to telephones and religion -- but also predictable effects on the economy. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Age of the Mass Society 3
- 2 The July Revolution and the Age of the Mass Society 21
- 3 Journalism 33
- 4 Television 45
- 5 The Telephone 57
- 6 Dress 71
- 7 Romance 83
- 8 Birthdays 91
- 9 Culture 99
- 10 The Economy 125
- 11 Rich and Poor 137
- 12 The Circus 145
- 13 A Train Journey 155
- 14 The Doctorate 169
- 15 This World and the Next 177.
- ISBN:
- 9774248198
- OCLC:
- 56402334
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