Whatever Happened to the Egyptian Revolution?
In his latest exploration of the Egyptian malaise, Galal Amin first looks at the events of the months preceding the Revolution of 25 January 2011, pointing out the most important factors behind popular discontent. He then follows the ups and downs (mainly the downs) of the Revolution: the causes of rising hopes and expectations, mingled with successive disappointments, sometimes verging on despair, not least in the case of the presidential elections, when the Egyptian people were invited to choose between a rock and a hard place. This is followed by an outline of a possible brighter future for Egypt, based on a more balanced and faster growin…
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Weitere Autoren: Wright, Jonathan (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-977-416-589-4
- EAN: 9789774165894
- Produktnummer: 19407682
- Verlag: Amer Univ In Cairo Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 289 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D3.0 cm 689 g
- Gewicht: 689
Über den Autor
Galal Amin is emeritus professor of economics at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Whatever Happened to the Egyptians? (AUC Press, 2000), Whatever Else Happened to the Egyptians? (AUC Press, 2004), The Illusion of Progress in the Arab World (AUC Press, 2006), and Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak (AUC Press, 2011).Translator of the winning novel in the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and twice winner of the Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation, Jonathan Wright was formerly the Reuters bureau chief in Cairo. He has translated Alaa Al-Aswany, Youssef Ziedan, and Hassan Blassim. He lives in London, UK.
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