This essential book explores the early years of military rule
following the Free Officers' coup of 1952. Enriched by interviews
with actors in and observers of the events, Nasser's Blessed
Movement shows how the officers' belief in a quick reformation by
force was transformed into a vital, long-term process that changed
the face of Egypt. Under Gamal Abdel Nasser, the military regime
launched an ambitious program of political, social, and economic
reform. Egypt became a leader in Arab and non-aligned politics, as
well as a model for political mobilization and national development
throughout the Third World. Although Nasser exerted considerable
personal influence over the course of events, his rise as a
national and regional hero in the mid-1950s was preceded by a
period in which he and his colleagues groped for direction, and in
which many Egyptians disliked--even feared--them. Joel Gordon
analyzes the goals, programs, successes, and failures of the young
regime, providing the most comprehensive account of the Egyptian
revolution to date. This edition includes a new Introduction that
looks back at the post-1952 period from a post-2011 perspective.
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