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Egypt : from one revolution to another ; memoir of a committed citizen under Nasser, Sadat, and Mubarak / Aly El-Samman.
Van Pelt Library DT107.825 E475 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elsamman, Aly
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political leadership.
- History.
- Egypt--History--20th century.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Political leadership--Egypt--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London, England] : Gilgamesh Publishing, 2012.
- Summary:
- "To understand the current situation in Egypt it is necessary to see it in a broader historical perspective and examine the evolution of Egypt since Nasser's 1952 revolution. No one is better placed to offer this perspective than Aly el-Samman, previously a close advisor to Anwar Sadat"--Jacket flap.
- Contents:
- 1 My Early Years 1
- 2 The Fall of King Farouk-Nasser s Ascent to Power 15
- 3 Heading West 21
- 4 The Suez Crisis 28
- 5 Coincidence or Destiny? Bonjour Paris 31
- 6 Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Claude Lanzmann in Egypt 49
- 7 The 1967 Six Day War and the War of Attrition 69
- 8 The Media War 77
- 9 Sadat's Counter-coup 95
- 10 First Encounter with Sadat 103
- 11 The 1973 October War 116
- 12 The Peace Process 134
- 13 Camp David 148
- 14 The Iranian Revolution 163
- 15 Telecommunications: The Benefits of Peace 173
- 16 Sadat's Final Days 184
- 17 Egypt after Sadat 195
- 18 Interfaith Dialogue 206
- 19 Al-Azhar and the Vatican 220
- 20 Al-Azhar and the Anglican Communion 234.
- ISBN:
- 1908531231
- 9781908531230
- OCLC:
- 855764122
- Publisher Number:
- 99955148011
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