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Egypt.

Egypt is at the axis of the Arab world, but there have been few attempts to understand contemporary Egyptian society. This book addresses the turmoil created by neoliberal economic policies, the increasingly fragile nature of the authoritarian regime, the influence of movements for democratic openin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: El-Mahdi, Rabab
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Glossary; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 State and society; 2 Economic policy: from state control to decay and corruption; 3 The land and the people; 4 Workers' struggles under 'socialism' and neoliberalism; 5 The democracy movement: cycles of protest; 6 Islamism(s) old and new; 7 Torture: a state policy; 8 Mubarak in the international arena; Conclusion: What's next?; Notes; References; Contributors; Index.