Militarizing the Nation : The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt.
Abul-Magd, Zeinab.
Militarizing the Nation : The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Officer Has Saved the Nation -- 1. Socialism Without Socialists (1950s-1970s) -- 2. The Good 1980s: Arms, Consumerism, and Scandals -- 3. Neoliberal Officers Make Big Money (1990s-2000s) -- 4. The Republic of Retired Generals (1990s-2000s) -- 5. Angry Workers, Islamist Grocers, and Revolutionary Generals (2011-2014) -- Conclusion: Demilitarizing Egypt? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
Zeinab Abul-Magd examines both the visible and often invisible efforts by Egypt's semi-autonomous military to hegemonize the country's politics, economy, and society over the past six decades to show how it gains and maintains control.
9780231542807
Egypt-Armed Forces-Political activity.
Egypt-Politics and government-20th century.
Egypt-Politics and government-21st century.
Egypt-Economic conditions-1952-.
Electronic books.
DT107.827 .A29 2017
962.05
Militarizing the Nation : The Army, Business, and Revolution in Egypt. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Officer Has Saved the Nation -- 1. Socialism Without Socialists (1950s-1970s) -- 2. The Good 1980s: Arms, Consumerism, and Scandals -- 3. Neoliberal Officers Make Big Money (1990s-2000s) -- 4. The Republic of Retired Generals (1990s-2000s) -- 5. Angry Workers, Islamist Grocers, and Revolutionary Generals (2011-2014) -- Conclusion: Demilitarizing Egypt? -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
Zeinab Abul-Magd examines both the visible and often invisible efforts by Egypt's semi-autonomous military to hegemonize the country's politics, economy, and society over the past six decades to show how it gains and maintains control.
9780231542807
Egypt-Armed Forces-Political activity.
Egypt-Politics and government-20th century.
Egypt-Politics and government-21st century.
Egypt-Economic conditions-1952-.
Electronic books.
DT107.827 .A29 2017
962.05