| The Quest for Modernity: Secular Liberal and Left-wing Political Thought in Egypt, 1945-1958 Contributor(s): Meijer, Roel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138869872 ISBN-13: 9781138869875 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.74 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |