Egypt During the Sadat Years
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: December 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780312232467
Subjects: Egypt - History; Political History; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; General; Middle East - Egypt; Political Science / General; Middle East - General; 1918-; 1918-1981; 1970-1981; Egypt; Politics and government; Sadat, Anwar,
First sentence: On September 28, 1970, following a marathon effort to put an end to fighting between Jordan's army and Palestinian guerrillas, Egypt's legendary leader, Gamal 'Abd al-Nasser, died.
Description: "Kirk Beattie presents a look at Egyptian politics during the Sadat presidency. Beginning with an examination of the political and economic situation bequeathed by Nasser, he describes Sadat's succession to the presidency and his consolidation of power. His analysis focuses on Sadat's effort to chart a new political and economic path, including the daring October 1973 war, liberalization of Egypt's political economy, the January 1977 food riots, and peace with Israel.

Simultaneously, Beattie highlights the important obstacles presented by intra-regime, civilian, and foreign opponents to Sadat's various political and economic development strategies, explaining the factors that led to Sadat's assassination. Based on hundreds of interviews with key actors representing diverse political viewpoints, this book provides keen insight to government and opposition behavior during Sadat's presidency."--BOOK JACKET.