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Amin, Galal A., 1935-

Whatever happened to the Egyptian revolution? / Galal Amin ; translated by Jonathan Wright. - Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2013. - vi, 289 p. ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Pt. 1. Causes of the revolution. Worse that unemployment -- Appropriating public property -- Bequeathing the unbequeathable -- Selling the unsellable -- Spurious nationalism -- A police state -- pt. 2. Reasons for hope. Harbingers of revolution -- January 25 -- pt. 3. Reasons for concern. A revolution or a coup? -- The mysteries of the Egyptian revolution -- Muslims and Copts -- pt. 4. Prospects for the future. The economy -- Democracy -- Social justice -- Dependency -- A secular state -- Afterword : an abortive revolution?


Text in English ; translated from original Arabic.

ISBN: 9789774165894

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Revolutions--History--Egypt--21st century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Egypt--History--Protests, 2011-
Egypt--Politics and government--1981-
Egypt--Social conditions--1981-
Egypt--Economic conditions--1981-

Subjects--Index Terms:

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 962.05 / AMI