On the State of Egypt: What Made the Revolution Inevitable

English

Series: Vintage Ser.

ISBN: 0307946991

EAN: 9780307946997

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/Political Science / World / Middle Eastern/Religion / Islam / General/Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy/Social Science / Women'S Studies/

Publisher: Vintage

Release Date: 04/12/2011

Synopsis: “Alaa Al Aswany is among the best writers in the Middle East today, a suitable heir to the mantle worn by Naguib Mahfouz, his great predecessor.” –Jay Parini, The Guardian (UK)
 
From one of Egypt’s most acclaimed novelists, here is a vivid chronicle of Egyptian society, with penetrating analysis of all the most urgent issues—economic stagnation, police brutality, poverty, the harassment of women and of the Christian minority, to name a few—that led to the stunning overthrow of the Mubarak government. Al-Aswany addresses himself to all the questions being asked within Egypt and beyond: who will be the next president, and how will he be chosen in a land where heretofore only simpletons, opportunists and stooges involved themselves with elections? What role will the Muslim Brotherhood play? How can democratic reforms be effected among a people used to such contradictions as the religiously observant policeman who commits torture? In a candid and controversial assessment of both the potential and limitations that will determine his country’s future, Al-Aswany reveals why the revolt that surprised the world was destined to happen.
 
“[The] star of a new generation of Egyptian novelists.” –The Independent (UK)


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On the State of Egypt: What Made the Revolution Inevitable

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