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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777446203321

Autore

Amin Galal A. <1935-2018.>

Titolo

Whatever happened to the Egyptians? [[electronic resource] ] : changes in Egyptian society from 1950 to the present / / Galal Amin ; illustrations by Golo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo, : American University in Cairo Press, c2000

ISBN

1-61797-052-2

1-936190-13-3

1-4175-2326-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Disciplina

306/.0962

Soggetti

Egyptians

Egypt Economic conditions

Egypt Social conditions

Egypt Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-177).

Nota di contenuto

Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1- Social Mobility; 2- Religious Fanaticism; 3- Westernization; 4- Masters and Servants; 5- Public and Private Sectors; 6- The Position of Women; 7- The Arabic Language; 8- Migration; 9- Private Cars; 10- Weddings; 11- Summer Vacations; 12- The Cinema; 13- Egyptian Economists; 14- Egypt and the Market Culture; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

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