02694nam 2200625Ia 450 991045669540332120211029201634.01-84813-654-41-282-45356-497866124535641-84972-999-91-84813-504-1(CKB)2550000000003356(EBL)474789(OCoLC)639155819(SSID)ssj0000435832(PQKBManifestationID)11276053(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000435832(PQKBWorkID)10426378(PQKB)11201533(MiAaPQ)EBC474789(Au-PeEL)EBL474789(CaPaEBR)ebr10359439(CaONFJC)MIL245356(EXLCZ)99255000000000335620090610d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEgypt[electronic resource] the moment of change /edited by Rabab El-Mahdi & Philip MarfleetLondon ;New York Zed Booksc20091 online resource (199 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84813-021-X 1-84813-020-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-179) and index.State and society / Philip Marfleet -- Economic policy : from state control to decay and corruption / Ahmad El-Sayed El-Naggar -- The land and the people / Ray Bush -- Workers' struggles under "socialism" and neoliberalism / Joel Beinin -- The democracy movement : cycles of protest / Rabab El-Mahdi -- Islamism(s) old and new / Sameh Naguib -- Torture : a state policy / Aida Seif El-Dawla -- Mubarak in the international arena / Anne Alexander -- Conclusion : what's next? / Rabab El-Mahdi & Philip Marfleet.Egypt is at the axis of the Arab world, but there have been few attempts to understand contemporary Egyptian society. This book addresses the turmoil created by neoliberal economic policies, the increasingly fragile nature of the authoritarian regime, the influence of movements for democratic opening and popular participation, and the impact of Islamism.Politics, PracticalEgyptEgyptPolitics and government1981-2011EgyptSocial conditions1981-Electronic books.Politics, Practical962.055El-Mahdi Rabab951559Marfleet Philip1948-1032956MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456695403321Egypt2451165UNINA