"An enormous amount of academic literature has been published on
Nasserism since the 1950s and, to my mind, "Rethinking Nasserism"
is without a doubt the last word on the subject. . . . An
outstanding reappraisal of Nasserism as a major force in the
20th-century Middle East."--Israel Gershoni, Tel Aviv
University
President Gamal 'Abd Nasser was a beloved figure of the Egyptian
people and loomed large over the Arab world during his period of
influence (1952-1970). Nasser dominated and defined the politics of
an entire generation of Egyptians and successfully spoke to the
masses of Arabs in other countries, even going over the heads of
their own leaders--something that no other Arab leader since has
been able to accomplish since on any considerable scale. In
Rethinking Nasserism, distinguished scholars from Israel, the
United States, and Egypt provide a definitive reappraisal of the
historical force of Nasserism in the ideological, economic, social,
and cultural arenas of the modern Middle East in general and of
Egypt in particular.
The innovative theme of the collection is Nasserism as a form of
populism, described by the editors in their introduction as a
combination of various tenets of anti-imperialism, pan-Arabism (or
nationalism), and Arab socialism. The book reassesses the
achievements and failures of Nasserism during Nasser's presidency
and the lasting impact of his ideology on subsequent regimes in
Egypt and on the entire Arab world.
Contents
Foreword by Gabriel Ben-Dor
Introduction: Nasserism as a Form of Populism, by Elie Podeh and
Onn Winckler
"Part I. Images of Nasserism"
1. Gamal 'Abd al-Nasser: Iconology, Ideology, and Demonology, by
Leonard Binder
2. Demonizing the Other: Israeli Perceptions of Nasser and
Nasserism, by Elie Podeh
3. History, Politics, and Public Memory: The Nasserist Legacy in
Mubarak's Egypt, by Meir Hatina
"Part II. Political and Social Aspects of Nasserism"
4. Nasserism's Legal Legacy: Accessibility, Accountability, and
Authoritarianism, by Nathan J. Brown
5. Sports, Society, and Revolution: Egypt in the Early Nasserite
Period, by Yoav Di-Capua
6. Nasserist and Post-Nasserist Elites in an Official Biographical
Lexicon, by Uri M. Kupferschmidt
"Part III. Nasser's Foreign Policy"
7. 'Abd al-Nasser's Regional Politics: A Reassessment, by Avraham
Sela
8. 'Abd al-Nasser and the United States: Enemy or Friend? by David
W. Lesch
9. Nasser and the Soviets: A Reassessment, by Rami Ginat
"Part IV. Nasser's Socioeconomic Policies and Achievements"
10. An Assessment of Egypt's Development Strategy, 1952-1970, by M.
Riad El-Ghonemy
11. Nasser's Egypt and Park's Korea: A Comparison of Their Economic
Achievements, by Paul Rivlin
12. Nasser's Family Planning Policy in Perspective, by Gad G.
Gilbar and Onn Winckler
"Part V. Cultural Aspects of Nasserism"
13. The Nightingale and the Ra'is: 'Abd al-Halim Hafiz and
Nasserist Longings, by Joel Gordon
14. Nasser and Nasserism as Perceived in Modern Egyptian Literature
through Allusions to Songs, by Gabriel M. Rosenbaum
Elie Podeh is senior lecturer in the Department of Islam and
Middle Eastern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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