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On the State of Egypt - What Made the Revolution Inevitable (Paperback) Loot Price: R544
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On the State of Egypt - What Made the Revolution Inevitable (Paperback): Alaa Al Aswany

On the State of Egypt - What Made the Revolution Inevitable (Paperback)

Alaa Al Aswany; Translated by Jonathan Wright

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"Alaa Al Aswany is among the best writers in the Middle East today, a suitable heir to the mantle worn by Naguib Mahfouz, his great predecessor." -Jay Parini, "The Guardian" (UK)
From one of Egypt's most acclaimed novelists, here is a vivid chronicle of Egyptian society, with penetrating analysis of all the most urgent issues--economic stagnation, police brutality, poverty, the harassment of women and of the Christian minority, to name a few--that led to the stunning overthrow of the Mubarak government. Al-Aswany addresses himself to all the questions being asked within Egypt and beyond: who will be the next president, and how will he be chosen in a land where heretofore only simpletons, opportunists and stooges involved themselves with elections? What role will the Muslim Brotherhood play? How can democratic reforms be effected among a people used to such contradictions as the religiously observant policeman who commits torture? In a candid and controversial assessment of both the potential and limitations that will determine his country's future, Al-Aswany reveals why the revolt that surprised the world was destined to happen.
" The] star of a new generation of Egyptian novelists." -"The Independent" (UK)

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Imprint: Random House
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2011
First published: March 2011
Authors: Alaa Al Aswany
Translators: Jonathan Wright
Dimensions: 202 x 133 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-94698-0
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
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LSN: 0-307-94698-3
Barcode: 9780307946980

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