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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817286803321

Titolo

Egypt since the revolution / / edited by P.J. Vatikiotis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-91999-0

0-203-06950-1

1-135-08710-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions : Egypt ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

VatikiotisP. J <1928-1997.> (Panayiotis J.)

Disciplina

309.1/62

309.162

962.05

Soggetti

Egypt History 1952-1970 Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1968.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The economy -- pt. 2. Political developments -- pt. 3. Cultural developments -- pt. 4. A bibliographical survey.

Sommario/riassunto

As the leaders of a revolutionary, nationalist regime, the Egyptian Free Officers who came to power following the 1952 Revolution committed themselves to the attainment of goals associated with modernization, namely rapid economic development based on State planning and industrialization and the political mobilization of society along State-decreed lines. Arising from a conference held at the Centre of Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS, with contributions from scholars from the Arab world, Europe and the US as well as the UK, these papers raise the questions most important to students of econo