The Quest for Modernity - Couverture souple

Meijer, Roel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138869872 ISBN 13 : 9781138869875

Editeur : Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book analyses the political ideologies of the several highly influential liberal, socialist and communist thinkers, groups and movements which sought to modernize Egypt after World War II. Most of the representatives of these currents intended to transform Egyptian society completely through rapid industrialization, land reforms and economic planning, which would eliminate the peasantry, rationalize the economy and create a new Egyptian citizen who would live 'in accordance with the spirit of the age'. This study explains why and how most liberal and left-wing intellectuals eventually supported the authoritarian modernization programme of the July Revolution of 1952. It gives new insights into intellectual life during one of the most optimistic periods in Egyptian history, a time when Egypt was at the height of its power and believed a whole new future lay before it, uniting the Arab world and joining Asia and Africa in the common struggle for independence and dignity.

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Roel Meijer

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138869872
• ISBN 13: 9781138869875
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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