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Nasser's Blessed Movement : Egypt's Free Officers and the July revolution /

This book examines a key period in the formation of modern Egypt, the early years of military rule following the coup of 1952. The Free Officers Corp, a group of junior officers, overthrew Egypt's parliamentary regime in July 1952 and over the next few years consolidated their rule, brutually s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Joel (Joel S.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Colección:Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Rewriting the Revolution 3
  • 1. "A Country of Failure" 14
  • 2. "The People's Army" 39
  • 3. "Revolutionary Jurisprudence" 58
  • 4. "Lift up Your Head" 79
  • 5. "The Great Deception" 92
  • 6. "The Secret of the Nine" 109
  • 7. "A Revolutionary, Not a Politician" 127
  • 8. "Stability, in Whatever Guise" 144
  • 9. "Fondest Hope's of the West" 157
  • 10. "Each of You Shall Be Gamal" 175
  • Conclusion: "A Pragmatic March Toward Democracy"? 191.