Global security watch--Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : a reference handbook / / Denis J. Sullivan and Kimberly Jones

• Autore: Sullivan Denis Joseph
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger Security International, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033062
• Soggetto topico: National Security - Egypt
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Politics and government 1981-2011
• Altri autori: JonesKimberly <1967->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-194) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Chapter 1: Security in Egypt: Setting the Stage; Chapter 2: Securing the State; Chapter 3: Internal Insecurity: Mainstream Muslim Brothers and Marginalized Militant Movements; Chapter 4: Egypt and the United States: Strategic Partners?; Chapter 5: Egypt's Key Regional Relations and Its Position in the Global Community; Chapter 6: Egypt, the Divided State; Appendix A: Biographies; Appendix B: Chronology; Appendix C: Documents; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Despite the appearance of political and military stability, Egypt may be standing at the edge of a precipice as the state remains grounded in rigid authoritarianism while the population, including a struggling civil society, readies itself to make the leap to democratization. This characterization has far-reaching implications for relations between citizens and the government, as well as Egypt's foreign affairs posture, particularly in the Middle East. State repression of civil, political, and religious actors, the ineffectual provision of social services, and two religious divides, between Co
• Titolo autorizzato: Global security watch--Egypt
• ISBN: 1-282-33907-9; 9786612339073; 1-56720-756-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780761703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Global security watch series.