Modern Egypt - What Everyone Needs to Know R Rutherford Bruce K. Associate Professor of Political Science Colgate UniversityPaperback / softback
Modern Egypt - What Everyone Needs to Know R Rutherford Bruce K. Associate Professor of Political Science Colgate UniversityPaperback / softback With almost every news broadcast, we are reminded of…
Specifikacia Modern Egypt - What Everyone Needs to Know R Rutherford Bruce K. Associate Professor of Political Science Colgate UniversityPaperback / softback
Modern Egypt - What Everyone Needs to Know R Rutherford Bruce K. Associate Professor of Political Science Colgate UniversityPaperback / softback
With almost every news broadcast, we are reminded of the continuing instability of the Middle East, where state collapse, civil wars, and terrorism have combined to produce a region in turmoil. Modern Egypt: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) by Bruce Rutherford and Jeannie Sowers introduces readers to this influential country. If the Middle East is to achieve a more stable and prosperous future, Egypt-which possesses the region's largest population, a formidable military, and considerable soft power-must play a central role.
The book then focuses on present-day Egyptian politics, society, demography, culture, and religion. The book begins with the 2011-2012 uprising that captured the world's attention before turning to an overview of modern Egyptian history. It analyzes Egypt's core problems, including deepening authoritarianism, high unemployment, widespread poverty, rapid