Egypt after Mubarak : liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world / Bruce K. Rutherford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rutherford, Bruce K.

Series:

Princeton studies in Muslim politics.

Princeton studies in Muslim politics

Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ; 48

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt)--Political activity.

Jamiyat al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Egypt).

Islam and politics--Egypt--Forecasting.

Islam and politics.

Democracy--Egypt.

Democracy.

Liberalism--Egypt.

Liberalism.

Lawyers--Political activity--Egypt.

Lawyers.

Egypt--Politics and government--21st century--Forecasting.

Egypt.

Egypt--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

With a New introduction by the author

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow. Essential reading on a subject of global importance, this edition includes a new introduction by Rutherford that takes stock of the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood's victories in the 2011-2012 elections.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Introduction to the Paperback Edition

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER ONE. Hybrid Regimes and Arab Democracy

CHAPTER TWO. Liberal Constitutionalism

CHAPTER THREE. Islamic Constitutionalism

CHAPTER FOUR. The Decline of Statism and the Convergence of Political Alternatives

CHAPTER FIVE. Economic Restructuring and the Rise of Market Liberalism

CHAPTER SIX Liberalism, Islam, and Egypt's Political Future

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-278) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781299051386

1299051383

9781400846146

1400846145

OCLC:

1013945258