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02192aam a2200361Ia 4500 001 FA5048AAE2DC11E284C630D7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130702010114 008 120921s2013 nyuabf b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780199931774 020 $a 0199931771 035 $a (OCoLC)810533906 040 $a YDXCP $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d MBV $d CTB $d UKMGB $d TTU $d SILO 082 4 $a 962.05 100 1 $a Cook, Steven A. 245 14 $a The struggle for Egypt : $b from Nasser to Tahrir Square / $c Steven A. Cook. 250 $a [Paperback ed.] 260 $a Oxford : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2013. 300 $a xiv, 430 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill., maps ; $c 24 cm. 505 00 $g A $t Uprising. $g The $t rise of the officers -- $t Setback and revolt -- $t Hero of the crossing -- $g A $t tale of two Egypts -- $t Radar contact lost -- $t Uprising. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [365] - 404) and index. 500 $a "With a new epilogue" -- p.1 of cover. 500 $a Hardcover edition published in 2012. 520 $a "A half century ago, Egypt under nasser became the putative leader of the Arab world and a beacon for developing nations. Yet in the decades prior to the 2011 revolution, it was ruled over by a sclerotic regime plagued by nepotism and corruption. During that time, its economy declined into near shambles, a severely overpopulated Cairo fell into disrepair, and it produced scores of violent Islamic extremists ... In The struggle for Egypt, now with a new epilogue on the post-Mubarak era, noted regional specialist Steven A. Cook provides a sweeping and incisive account of how this parlous state of affairs came to be, why the revolution occurred, and where Egypt might be headed next." -- From p. 4 of cover. 651 0 $a Egypt $x Politics and government $y 1952-1970. 651 0 $a Egypt $x Politics and government $y 1970-1981. 651 0 $a Egypt $x Politics and government $y 1981- 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204065802.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110051726.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20180522010544.0 952 $l UXAX826 $d 20150509025638.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FA5048AAE2DC11E284C630D7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search