Lumbering State, Restless Society Egypt in the Modern Era
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Biografisk notat
Nathan J. Brown is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. His books include Arguing Islam After the Revival of Arab Politics (2017).Shimaa Hatab is assistant professor of political science at Cairo University. Her work has appeared in journals such as Comparative Politics and Democratization.
Amr Adly is assistant professor of political science at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Cleft Capitalism: The Social Origins of Failed Market Making in Egypt (2020).
By highlighting the shifting roles of the state versus the regime, Brown, Hatab, and Adly offer a fresh way to understand modern Egyptian politics, including the momentous changes since 2011. The analysis of the roles of the private sector and the military in the economy is sophisticated and compelling.
- Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,
To get a handle on Egypt’s politics, we have to know about its many players. This is the refreshing premise of <i>Lumbering State, Restless Society. </i>In its deft use of contrasts and comparisons, the book is a major contribution to understanding not only Egypt but also politics more generally.
- Mona El-Ghobashy, author of <i>Bread and Freedom: Egypt's Revolutionary Situation</i>,
This accessible account makes a convincing case that Egypt’s modern state evolved through interactions with external powers and the country’s domestic society and economy, thereby correcting overly state-centric views of development not just in Egypt but elsewhere.
- Robert Springborg, author of <i>Egypt</i>,
<i>Lumbering State, Restless Society</i> offers readers an excellent analytical and comprehensive look at modern Egypt.
- David Sultan, Former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
Brown, Hatab, and Adly highlight ways in which Egypt resembles other societies around the world, drawing from and contributing to broader debates in political science. They trace the emergence of a powerful and intrusive state alongside a society that is increasingly politicized, and they emphasize how the rulers and regimes who have built and steered the state apparatus have also had to retreat and recalibrate. The authors also examine why authoritarianism, corporatism, and socialism have decayed without resulting in a liberal democratic order, and they show why Egyptian politics should not be understood in terms of a single dominant force but rather an interplay among many actors. At once current, insightful, and engaging, Lumbering State, Restless Society delivers a powerful and distinctive account of modern Egypt in the modern world.
1. Multivocal yet Authoritarian Egypt
Part I. The Egyptian State
2. Governing Egypt: The Construction of the Modern Egyptian State
3. Between State and Regime: The Evolution of Egyptian Authoritarianism
Part II. Egyptian Society
4. The Rise and Decay of Social Control—and the Perpetuation of Authoritarianism
5. Civil Society Organizations: Limited Political Agenda and Mounting Resistance
6. Islam and Religion in Egyptian State, Society, and Economy
Part III. The Egyptian Economy
7. Market Making without Development
8. The Military’s Civilian Economy
9. The Uprising of 2011 and the New Regime
Notes
A Selective Guide to Scholarly Writing on Egypt
Bibliography
Index
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Nathan J. Brown is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. His books include Arguing Islam After the Revival of Arab Politics (2017).Shimaa Hatab is assistant professor of political science at Cairo University. Her work has appeared in journals such as Comparative Politics and Democratization.
Amr Adly is assistant professor of political science at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Cleft Capitalism: The Social Origins of Failed Market Making in Egypt (2020).