Roel Meijer

The Quest for Modernity

Secular Liberal and Left-wing Political Thought in Egypt, 1945-1958

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the political ideologies of the several highly influential liberal, socialist and communist thinkers, groups and movements which sought to modernize Egypt after World War II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781138869875
• ISBN-10: 1138869872
• Artikelnr.: 42796319

Autorenporträt

Roel Meijer

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The Formation of Modernist Political Thought 1.
Liberal Reform: The Society of National Renaissance 2. Authoritarian
Social: Rashid al-Barrawi 3. Egyptian Communism and the Paradigm of the
Front Part II: The Rise of the Authoritarian Modernism 4. The Dilemmas of
Reform, 1950-54 5. Towards a Modern Society, 1955-57 6. The Hegemony of
Authoritarian Modernism, 1958 Conclusion