Egypt Politics and Society 1945-1990

The second edition of this lucid and accessible work rapidly established itself as a textbook for universities and colleges. This new edition brings it further up to date and places the achievements and failures of President Mubarak in context. The new material includes an examination of Egypt's role in the Gulf Crisis. The book is divided by topic and areas covered include: * The political ideologies of Presidents Nasser and Sadat * The economic problems facing the nation * The role of Islam in politics and in society * Egyptian culture and literatureHopwood, Derek is the author of 'Egypt Politics and Society 1945-1990', published 1991 under ISBN 9780415094320 and ISBN 0415094321.