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Egypt, Robert Springborg

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Egypt is one of the few great empires of antiquity that exists today as a nation state. Despite its extraordinary record of national endurance, the pressures to which Egypt currently is subjected and which are bound to intensify are already straining the ties that hold its political community together, while rendering ever more difficult the task of governing it. In this timely book, leading expert on Egyptian affairs Robert Springborg explains how a country with such a long and impressive history has now arrived at this parlous condition. As Egyptians become steadily more divided by class, religion, region, ethnicity, gender and contrasting views of how, by whom and for what purposes they should be governed, so their rulers become ever more fearful, repressive and unrepresentative. Caught in a downward spiral in which poor governance is both cause and consequence, Egypt is facing a future so uncertain that it could end up resembling neighboring countries that have collapsed under similar loads. The Egyptian "hot spot", Springborg argues, is destined to become steadily hotter, with ominous implications for its peoples, the Middle East and North Africa, and the wider world
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xii, 245 pages
Contents
  • Eroding historical legacies
  • The deep state presides : military, presidency, and intelligence services
  • Under the thumb
  • bureaucrats, judges and parliamentarians
  • Political and civil society : little room to breathe
  • Reaping what is sown
  • The rocky road ahead
Isbn
9781509520497
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Egypt
Title
Egypt
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Robert Springborg
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
Egypt is one of the few great empires of antiquity that exists today as a nation state. Despite its extraordinary record of national endurance, the pressures to which Egypt currently is subjected and which are bound to intensify are already straining the ties that hold its political community together, while rendering ever more difficult the task of governing it. In this timely book, leading expert on Egyptian affairs Robert Springborg explains how a country with such a long and impressive history has now arrived at this parlous condition. As Egyptians become steadily more divided by class, religion, region, ethnicity, gender and contrasting views of how, by whom and for what purposes they should be governed, so their rulers become ever more fearful, repressive and unrepresentative. Caught in a downward spiral in which poor governance is both cause and consequence, Egypt is facing a future so uncertain that it could end up resembling neighboring countries that have collapsed under similar loads. The Egyptian "hot spot", Springborg argues, is destined to become steadily hotter, with ominous implications for its peoples, the Middle East and North Africa, and the wider world
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Springborg, Robert
Dewey number
962.056
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Index
index present
LC call number
DT107.88
LC item number
.S67 2018
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Hot spots in global politics series
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  • Political culture
  • Egypt
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Egypt, Robert Springborg
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Eroding historical legacies -- The deep state presides : military, presidency, and intelligence services -- Under the thumb -- bureaucrats, judges and parliamentarians -- Political and civil society : little room to breathe -- Reaping what is sown -- The rocky road ahead
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xii, 245 pages
Isbn
9781509520497
Lccn
2017007693
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
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  • 13952074
  • 40027547954
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map
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  • ocn974612445
  • (OCoLC)974612445
Label
Egypt, Robert Springborg
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Eroding historical legacies -- The deep state presides : military, presidency, and intelligence services -- Under the thumb -- bureaucrats, judges and parliamentarians -- Political and civil society : little room to breathe -- Reaping what is sown -- The rocky road ahead
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xii, 245 pages
Isbn
9781509520497
Lccn
2017007693
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
  • 13952074
  • 40027547954
Other physical details
map
System control number
  • ocn974612445
  • (OCoLC)974612445

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