Brown / Hatab / Adly Lumbering State, Restless Society

Egypt in the Modern Era
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55422-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics

Lumbering State, Restless Society offers a comprehensive and compelling understanding of modern Egypt. Nathan J. Brown, Shimaa Hatab, and Amr Adly guide readers through crucial developments in Egyptian politics, society, and economics from the middle of the twentieth century through the present.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brown, Nathan J.

Hatab, Shimaa

Adly, Amr

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. Multivocal yet Authoritarian Egypt
Part I. The Egyptian State
2. Governing Egypt: The Construction of the Modern Egyptian State
3. Between State and Regime: The Evolution of Egyptian Authoritarianism
Part II. Egyptian Society
4. The Rise and Decay of Social Control—and the Perpetuation of Authoritarianism
5. Civil Society Organizations: Limited Political Agenda and Mounting Resistance
6. Islam and Religion in Egyptian State, Society, and Economy
Part III. The Egyptian Economy
7. Market Making without Development
8. The Military’s Civilian Economy
9. The Uprising of 2011 and the New Regime
Notes
A Selective Guide to Scholarly Writing on Egypt
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nathan J. Brown is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. His books include Arguing Islam After the Revival of Arab Politics (2017).

Shimaa Hatab is assistant professor of political science at Cairo University. Her work has appeared in journals such as Comparative Politics and Democratization.

Amr Adly is assistant professor of political science at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Cleft Capitalism: The Social Origins of Failed Market Making in Egypt (2020).