Egypt on the Brink: From Nasser to Mubarak

by Tarek Osman

Book Overview

Famous until the 1950s for its religious pluralism and extraordinary cultural heritage, Egypt is now seen as an increasingly repressive and divided land, home of the Muslim Brotherhood and an opaque regime headed by the aging President Mubarak. In this immensely readable and thoroughly researched book, Tarek Osman explores what has happened to the biggest Arab nation since President Nasser took control of the country in 1954. He examines Egypt's central...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300162758
• ISBN13: 9780300162752
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"