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UNINA9910465709803321 |
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Tadros Mariz <1975-, > |
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Titolo |
The Muslim Brotherhood in contemporary Egypt : democracy defined or confined? / / Mariz Tadros |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-66180-1 |
9786613638731 |
0-203-11570-8 |
1-136-29623-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Collana |
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Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; ; 25 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political parties - Egypt |
Islam and politics - Egypt |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on transliteration; Introduction; 1 Egypt and the Brotherhood in a pressure cooker; 2 From the Friday of Fury to the Shari'a Friday; 3 A civil state with an Islamic reference: An oxymoron?; 4 Political pluralism with an Islamic reference; 5 The Copts and the Brothers from El Banna to Bad'i; 6 Islamic citizenship and its qualifiers; 7 The Sisters of the Brotherhood and the woman question; 8 The gender agenda: Reformed or reframed?; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state-society relations, the effects of which are likely to extend well beyond Egypt's national borders. This book examines the Brotherhood's visions and practices, from its inception in 1928, up to its response to the 2011 uprising, as it moves to redefine democracy along Islamic lines. The book analyses the Muslim Brotherhood's position on key issues such as gender, religious minorities, and political plurality, a |
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