The Struggle for Egypt : From Nasser to Tahrir Square

Nonfiction, History, Middle East
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Author: Steven A. Cook ISBN: 9780199795321
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: September 2, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Steven A. Cook
ISBN: 9780199795321
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: September 2, 2011
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt however. A half century ago Egypt under Nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for all developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time its economy declined into near shambles a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists such as Ayman al-Zawahiri and Mohammed Atta. In The Struggle for Egypt noted regional specialist Steven Cook explains how this parlous state of affairs came to be why the revolution occurred and where Egypt might be headed next. A sweeping account of Egypt in the modern era it incisively chronicles all of the nation's central historical episodes: the decline of British rule the rise of Nasser and his quest to become a pan-Arab leader Egypt's decision to make peace with Israel and ally with the United States the assassination of Sadat the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood and--finally--the demonstrations that convulsed Tahrir Square and overthrew an entrenched regime.
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The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt however. A half century ago Egypt under Nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for all developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time its economy declined into near shambles a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists such as Ayman al-Zawahiri and Mohammed Atta. In The Struggle for Egypt noted regional specialist Steven Cook explains how this parlous state of affairs came to be why the revolution occurred and where Egypt might be headed next. A sweeping account of Egypt in the modern era it incisively chronicles all of the nation's central historical episodes: the decline of British rule the rise of Nasser and his quest to become a pan-Arab leader Egypt's decision to make peace with Israel and ally with the United States the assassination of Sadat the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood and--finally--the demonstrations that convulsed Tahrir Square and overthrew an entrenched regime.

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