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Global Security Watch-Egypt
Denis J. Sullivan
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Description for Global Security Watch-Egypt
Hardcover. Offers a review of the challenges faced by the government of Egypt as well as Egyptian society as a whole. This book focuses on: regime stability; domestic challenges from Islamists, militant as well as nonviolent groups; Egyptian foreign policy and regional relations; and, the role of security forces and domestic security initiatives. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Despite the appearance of political and military stability, Egypt may be standing at the edge of a precipice as the state remains grounded in rigid authoritarianism while the population, including a struggling civil society, readies itself to make the leap to democratization. This characterization has far-reaching implications for relations between citizens and the government, as well as Egypt's foreign affairs posture, particularly in the Middle East. State repression of civil, political, and religious actors; the ineffectual provision of social services; and two religious divides, between Coptic Christianity and Islam on the one hand, and secular and conservative Islamic traditions on ... Read more
Despite the appearance of political and military stability, Egypt may be standing at the edge of a precipice as the state remains grounded in rigid authoritarianism while the population, including a struggling civil society, readies itself to make the leap to democratization. This characterization has far-reaching implications for relations between citizens and the government, as well as Egypt's foreign affairs posture, particularly in the Middle East. State repression of civil, political, and religious actors; the ineffectual provision of social services; and two religious divides, between Coptic Christianity and Islam on the one hand, and secular and conservative Islamic traditions on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Praeger Security International
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275994822
SKU
V9780275994822
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About Denis J. Sullivan
Denis J. Sullivan, PhD, is professor of political science, chair of the international affairs department, and director of the Middle East Center at Northeastern University. Sullivan has been an affiliate in research at Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies since 1987. He is the author of The World Bank and the Palestinian NGO Project: From Service Delivery to Sustainable ... Read more
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