Egypt on the brink : from Nasser to the Muslim Brotherhood / Tarek Osman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osman, Tarek, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--1952-1970.

Egypt.

Egypt--History--1970-1981.

Egypt--History--1981-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

Third Edition

Place of Publication:

New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London, [England] : Yale University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this immensely readable and thoroughly researched book, Tarek Osman explores what has happened to the biggest Arab nation since President Nasser took control of the country in 1954. This new edition takes events up to summer 2013, looking at how Egypt has become increasingly divided under its new Islamist government.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 EGYPT'S WORLD

CHAPTER 2 NASSER AND ARAB NATIONALISM

CHAPTER 3 THE ISLAMISTS

CHAPTER 4 THE RISE OF LIBERAL CAPITALISM

CHAPTER 5 EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS

CHAPTER 6 THE MUBARAK YEARS

CHAPTER 7 YOUNG EGYPTIANS

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-20370-5

OCLC:

1024040521