| Egypt After Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rutherford, Bruce K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691158045 ISBN-13: 9780691158044 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 320.962 |
| LCCN: 2015302128 |
| Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.36" W x 9.26" (1.06 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow. Essential reading on a subject of global importance, this edition includes a new introduction by Rutherford that takes stock of the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood's victories in the 2011-2012 elections. |