Egypt country studies




Egypt country studies Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Historical Setting Ancient Egypt The Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, and Second Intermediate Period, 2686 to 1552 B.C. Pyramid Building in the Old and Middle Kingdoms The New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period, 1552-664 B.C. Art and Architecture in the New Kingdom The Cult of the Sun God and Akhenaten's Monotheism The Late Period, 664-323 B.C. Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine Egypt, 332 B.C.-A.D. 642 The Ptolemaic Period Egypt Under Rome and Byzantium, 30 B.C.-A.D. 640 Medieval Egypt The Tulinids, Ikhshidids, Fatimids, and Ayyubids, 868- 1260 The Mamluks, 1250-1517 The Ottoman Empire Modern Egypt The French Invasion and Occupation, 1798-1801 Muhammad Ali, 1805-48 Abbas Hilmi I, 1848-54 and Said, 1854-63 Social Change in the Nineteenth Century Ismail, Tawfiq, and the Urabi Revolt From Intervention to Occupation, 1876-82 From Occupation to Nominal Independence: 1882-1923 Economy and Society Under Occupation Egypt Under the Protectorate and the 1919 Revolution The Era of Liberal Constitutionalism and Party Politics Egypt During the War, 1939-45 On the Threshold of Revolution, 1945-52 The Revolution and the Early Years of the New Government: 1952-56 Egypt and the Arab World Nasser and Arab Socialism Egypt, the Arabs, and Israel The June 1967 War The Aftermath of the War The Aftermath of the War - External Relations Nasser's Legacy Anwar as Sadat, 1970-73 October 1973 War Political Developments, 1971-78 Egypt's New Direction Peace with Israel The Aftermath of Camp David and the Assassination of Sadat Husni Mubarak Geography Natural Regions Nile Valley and Delta Western Desert Eastern Desert Sinai Peninsula Climate Society Population Population Control Policies Major Cities Emigration Minorities Social Organization Urban Society Rural Society Family and Kinship Attitudes Toward Women Changing Status of Women Religion Islam Contemporary Islam Islamic Political Movements Coptic Church Education Health and Welfare The Economy Structure, Growth, and Development of the Economy Economy - the Role of Government Economy - Mubarak Economy - Development Planning Economy - Pricing and Subsidy Public Finance Banking, Credit, and Inflation Labor Wages Agriculture The Food Gap Land Ownership and Reform Land Reclamation and Loss Agriculture - Pricing Policy Agriculture - Cropping Patterns, Production, and Yield Agriculture - Technology Energy, Mining, and Manufacturing Energy Mining Foreign Trade Exports Imports Trade Partners Balance of Payments and Main Sources of Foreign Exchange Oil Suez Canal Remittances Tourism Foreign Investment Loans Debt and Restructuring Government and Politics The Dominant Executive and the Power Elite The President and the Power Elite The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers Recruitment and Composition of the Elite Elite Ideology Politics Among Elites The Bureaucracy Local Government The Regime and Its Constituency The Judiciary, Civil Rights, and the Rule of Law The Political Role of the Media Interest Groups Controlling the Mass Political Arena The "Dominant Party System" The Opposition Parties Elections The Rise of Political Islam and Repression Foreign Policy Foreign Policy Decision Making The Development of Foreign Policy Military History The Egyptian Military in World War Ii First Arab-Israeli War The 1956 War The June 1967 War War of Attrition and the October 1973 War Bibliography

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