Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance

by Jason Brownlee

Book Overview

When a popular revolt forced long-ruling Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to resign on February 11, 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the victory of peaceful demonstrators in the heart of the Arab World. But Washington was late to endorse democracy - for decades the United States favored Egypt's rulers over its people. Since 1979, the United States had provided the Egyptian regime more than $60 billion in aid and immeasurable political support...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107677866
• ISBN13: 9781107677869
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"