Egypt : the moment of change / edited by Rabab El-Mahdi & Philip Marfleet.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

El-Mahdi, Rabab.

Marfleet, Philip, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Politics and government--1981-2011.

Egypt.

Politics and government.

Egypt--Social conditions--1981-.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xi, 186 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009.

Summary:

Egypt is at the axis of the Arab world. It has the largest population, the biggest industrial economy and the longest tradition of modern political activity, and so exercises profound influence across the region. But there have been few attempts to understand contemporary Egyptian society, in particular the growing internal pressure for change and its implications for the Middle East and the wider world.

The book addresses the turmoil created by neoliberal economic policies, the increasingly fragile nature of the authoritarian regime, the influence of movements for democratic opening and popular participation, and the impact of Islamism. The contributors argue that Egypt gas entered a period of instability, during which the 'low-intensity democracy' of the Mubarak regime faces many challenges. This timely book accesses the capacity of the state to resist the forces of change, and the new social movements' ability to realise their aims.

Contents:

1 State and society / Philip Marfleet 14

2 Economic policy: from state control to decay and corruption / Ahmad El-Sayed El-Naggar 34

3 The land and the people / Ray Bush 51

4 Workers' struggles under 'socialism' and neoliberalism / Joel Beinin 68

5 The democracy movement: cycles of protest / Rabab El-Mahdi 87

6 Islamism(s) old and new / Sameh Naguib 103

7 Torture: a state policy / Aida Seif El-Dawla 120

8 Mubarak in the international arena / Anne Alexander 136.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848130203

1848130201

9781848130210

184813021X

9781848135048

1848135041

OCLC:

244417318