{"product_id":"egypt-military-society","title":"Egypt: Military Society","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the flap: \"Without steeping oneself in its history, one could not possibly understand anything of Egypt's national being, its essence, so to speak, of which the history of these fifteen years is but \u003cem\u003eone \u003c\/em\u003eof the potential expressions.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull title: \u003cem\u003eEgypt: Military Society: The Army Regime, the Left, and Social Change Under Nasser\u003c\/em\u003e. A landmark study of the Egyptian revolution and the political and social transformations of the Nasser era, examining the uneasy relationship between military rule, revolutionary nationalism, socialism, and the Egyptian Left.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMarxist scholar Anouar Abdel-Malek traces the development of the regime established following the coup of 1952, examining contradictions between its professed revolutionary ambition and the realities of authoritarian government. His analysis considers the military's emergence as a governing class, the changing position of workers and intellectuals, the suppression of independent left-wing political movements, and the ideological tensions inherent in Gamal Abdel Nasser's program of Arab socialism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA useful historical source for readers interested in modern Egypt, postcolonial nationalism, military government, and twentieth-century Middle Eastern political\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliographical Information:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eauthor: Anouar Abdel-Malek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003etranslator into English: Charles Lam Markmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003epublisher: Random House, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyear: 1968, first America edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003epage count: 458 numbered pages + 44 pages of preliminary matter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eformat: Hardcover, black cloth over boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003esubject matter: political history, social criticism, area studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781199904164\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Fair to Good. \u003c\/strong\u003eA complete, serviceable reading and reference copy with substantial signs of use. The original dust jacket exhibits considerable creasing and chipping and is protected beneath a mylar cover. The black cloth binding is loosened but remains intact. Some pages contain underlining. The red and gilt decoration and lettering, together with the red-stained top edge, lend the volume an attractive period appearance despite its wear. Suitable for study and reference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68015747891374,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/files\/900_55a2708a-f5bb-4a8e-a15b-a3395496406e.jpg?v=1794328446","url":"https:\/\/bonfirebookshop.com\/products\/egypt-military-society","provider":"Bonfire Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}