Whatever happened to the Egyptians? : changes in Egyptian society from 1950 to the present /

Based on both academic research and the author's own personal experiences and impressions, this delightful and informative book examines the underlying causes of some of the more disturbing social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena that characterize Egyptian society in the 1990s. Egyp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Amin, Galal A., 1935-2018 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: Cairo : American University in Cairo Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
Economic history
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Sociale verandering.
Egypt > Social conditions.
Egypt > Social life and customs.
Egypt > Economic conditions.
Égypte > Conditions sociales.
Égypte > Mœurs et coutumes.
Égypte > Conditions économiques.
Egypt
Egypte.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Based on both academic research and the author's own personal experiences and impressions, this delightful and informative book examines the underlying causes of some of the more disturbing social, political, economic, and cultural phenomena that characterize Egyptian society in the 1990s. Egypt's crisis of culture and other woes are often attributed to the 'open door policy' (Infitah) initiated under President Sadat in the mid-1970s, and to the large-scale migration of Egyptian workers to the oil-rich states of the Gulf that began around the same time. Galal Amin contends, however, that these.
Physical Description:1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-177).
ISBN:1417523263
9781417523269
9781617970528
1617970522
1936190133
9781936190133
Access:Legal Deposit;

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