Whatever happened to the Egyptian Revolution? / Galal Amin ; translated by Jonathan Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amin, Galal A., 1935-2018.

Contributor:

Wright, Jonathan, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--Protests, 2011-2013.

Egypt.

History.

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

Politics and government.

Egypt--Social conditions--1981-.

Social conditions.

Egypt--Economic conditions--1981-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

vi, 289 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2013.

Summary:

In his latest exploration of the Egyptian malaise, Galal Amin first looks at the events of the months preceding the Revolution of 25 January 2011, pointing out the most important factors behind popular discontent. He then follows the ups and downs (mainly the downs) of the Revolution: the causes of rising hopes and expectations, mingled with successive disappointments, sometimes verging on despair, not least in the case of the presidential elections, when the Egyptian people were invited to choose between a rock and a hard place. This is followed by an outline of a possible brighter future for Egypt, based on a more balanced and faster growing economy, and a more democratic and equitable society, within a truly independent, modern, and secular state. The story of what happened to the 2011 Revolution may be a sad one, but if viewed within the larger context of Egypt's economic and social developments of the last century, on which the author's previous books threw very useful light, it can be regarded as one important step forward toward a much better future.

Contents:

Part 1 Causes of the Revolution 3

1 Worse than Unemployment 5

2 Appropriating Public Property 22

3 Bequeathing the Unbequeathable 32

4 Selling the Unsellable 37

5 Spurious Nationalism 58

6 A Police State 67

Part 2 Reasons for Hope 93

7 Harbingers of Revolution 95

8 January 25 104

Part 3 Reasons for Concern 129

9 A Revolution or a Coup? 131

10 The Mysteries of the Egyptian Revolution 155

11 Muslims and Copts 165

Part 4 Prospects for the Future 217

12 The Economy 219

13 Democracy 236

14 Social Justice 245

15 Dependency 251

16 A Secular State 256.

ISBN:

9774165896

9789774165894

OCLC:

814706222

Publisher Number:

99954692677