Egypt, Islam, and democracy
Subtitle: critical essays, with a new postscript
By: Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cairo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Islam and politics -- Egypt.; Egypt -- Politics and government -- 1981-; Egypt -- Social conditions -- 1981-; Egypt -- Economic conditions -- 1981-
Description: "These essays by one of Egypt's most influential intellectuals provide a fascinating perspective on the political, religious, economic, and social issues of contemporary Egypt. Written over a period of fifteen years, the essays cover a range of topics including civil society and the prospects for democratization in Egypt and the region, the urban sociology of Cairo, the development of Egypt's landed bourgeoisie, structural adjustment and the processes of economic liberalization, and the complexities of ethnic conflicts and minorities in the Arab world. A number of essays address different aspects of Islamic activism in Egypt: the formation, membership, and activities of activist groups and their philosophies, political and social roles, and ideological relations with the West."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.