Egypt From Monarchy To Republic: A Reassessment Of Revolution And Change
By Shimon Shamir.
Description
Nasser's 1952 coup d'etat initiated a revolution regarded as the most important in the modern history of the Arabs and seen as a model that was emulated by many Third World leaders seeking radical transformation of their countries. It is considered to be a historic watershed between Egypt's ancient regime - dominated by the palace, the landed Pashas, the British interests, and the foreign communities - and the populist republic run as a military-bureaucratic system by a purely Egyptian elite.Now, four decades after that landmark event, leading scholars offer a fresh look at t...
ISBN(s)
0813386586, 9780813386584
