Most analyses of Egyptian politics present the limitations and
failures of official political life as the complete story of
politics in Egypt. Raymond Baker's direct observation of Egyptian
politics has convinced him that alternative political groups have
sustained themselves and carved out spaces for promising political
action despite official efforts at containment.
In this compelling study, Baker recreates the public worlds of
eight groups on the periphery of Egyptian politics. They range in
their political stances from Communists to the Muslim Brothers and
include shifting clusters of critical intellectuals who gather
around influential journals or in research centers, as well as the
quiescent aestheticists of the Wissa Wassef community. Taken
together, the experiences of Egyptians in alternative groups reveal
that Egyptians are more than the objects of diverse external
pressures and more than the sufferers from multiple internal
problems. They are also creative political actors who have stories
to tell about the human potential to struggle for humane values and
goals in the modern world.
In examining Egypt from the margins rather than from the
center, Baker proposes a new direction for Third World political
studies. He suggests a way out of the impasse in the current
development literature, which is fixed on a scientific study of
causes and determinants, by focusing on actual political struggles
and alternative political visions.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 1990 |
First published: |
February 1990 |
Authors: |
Raymond William Baker
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
388 |
Edition: |
Reprint 2013 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-28042-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-674-28042-3 |
Barcode: |
9780674280427 |
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