The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square - Hardcover

Cook, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199795266 ISBN 13: 9780199795260

Verlag: OUP USA, 2011

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Cook is a compelling writer who has a knack for memorable openings and knows how to appeal to both a scholarly audience and the interested general reader. The treatment of the recent political changes in The Struggle for Egypt is a master-class in how popular historians can cover sudden developments while still maintaining a focus on a longer period. (Matthew Partridge, London School of Economics)

Cook does an excellent job telling the story of Sadat's daring trip to Jerusalem, which quickly and unexpectedly led to the Camp David accords ... What Cook has given us is a scholar's well-informed, analytical history, which offers invaluable insights to anyone interested in how Egypt came to its present impasse ... a substantial and engaging book. Cook knows his material and gets the important points right. (Thanassis Cambanis, New York Times Book Review)

[A] detailed account of the build-up to revolution and how recent developments were organized ... Cook, who is intimately familiar with Egypt and its political and cultural history, begins from Nasser's 1952 coup, providing broad context for his discussion. (Kirkus Reviews)

Written with a lot of understanding of the Egyptian people and their emotions, Steven Cook brings the readers up to date with contemporary Egypt, an ancient civilization that could play an important role in the Arab World. (Dr R. Balashankar, Organiser)

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The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a lynchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the first time that the world and has turned its gaze to Egypt, however. A half century ago, Egypt under Nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for all developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution, it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time, its economy declined into near shambles, a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair, and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists such as Ayman al-Zawahiri and Mohammed Atta. In The Struggle for Egypt, noted regional specialist Steven Cook explains how this parlous state of affairs came to be, why the revolution occurred, and where Egypt might be headed next. A sweeping account of Egypt in the modern era, it incisively chronicles all of the nation's central historical episodes: the decline of British rule, the rise of Nasser and his quest to become a pan-Arab leader, Egypt's decision to make peace with Israel and ally with the United States, the assassination of Sadat, the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood, and―finally―the demonstrations that convulsed Tahrir Square and overthrew an entrenched regime.

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• Verlag: OUP USA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199795266
• ISBN 13: 9780199795260
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 424