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Copts at the crossroads : the challenges of building inclusive democracy in contemporary Egypt /
In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book poses such questions as why there has been a mass exodus of Copts from Egypt, and how this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo, Egypt ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | [US and Canada version]. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book poses such questions as why there has been a mass exodus of Copts from Egypt, and how this relates to other religious minorities in the Arab region; why it is that sectarian violence increased during and after the 2011 Revolution; and how the new configuration of power has influenced the extent to which a vision of a political order is being based on the principles of inclusive democracy. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781617974960 161797496X 9781617975479 1617975478 |