02745nam 2200673 450 991082500730332120210311111955.01-350-21983-51-84813-654-41-282-45356-497866124535641-84972-999-91-84813-504-110.5040/9781350219830(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(OCoLC)1241540052(CaBNVSL)9781350219830(EXLCZ)99255000000000335620210311h20212009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEgypt the moment of change /edited by Rabab El-Mahdi & Philip MarfleetLondon, England :Zed Books,2009.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (199 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84813-021-X 1-84813-020-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-179) and index.Glossary; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 State and society; 2 Economic policy: from state control to decay and corruption; 3 The land and the people; 4 Workers' struggles under 'socialism' and neoliberalism; 5 The democracy movement: cycles of protest; 6 Islamism(s) old and new; 7 Torture: a state policy; 8 Mubarak in the international arena; Conclusion: What's next?; Notes; References; Contributors; Index.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 & governmentbicsscEgyptPolitics and government1981-2011EgyptSocial conditions1981-Politics & government962.05El-Mahdi RababMarfleet Philip1948-CDXCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910825007303321Egypt1180244UNINA