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Liberalism without democracy : nationhood and citizenship in Egypt, 1922-1936 / Abdeslam M. Maghraoui.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maghraoui, Abdeslam.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Politics, history, and culture.
- Politics, history, and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberalism--Egypt--History.
- Liberalism.
- Democracy--Egypt--History.
- Democracy.
- Egypt--Politics and government--1882-1952.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This analysis of the failure of efforts to achieve liberal reform in Egypt following its independence from Great Britain in 1922 has implications for modern-day nation-building efforts in the Mideast.
- Contents:
- Colonialism as a literary and historical phenomenon
- The colonial encounter in Egypt
- Defining the boundaries of the political community
- The cultural preconditions of citizenship
- Egypt's liberal experiment in comparative perspective.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780822388388
- 0822388383
- OCLC:
- 271168168
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