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The Quest for Modernity - Secular Liberal and Left-wing Political Thought in Egypt, 1945-1958 (Paperback)
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The Quest for Modernity - Secular Liberal and Left-wing Political Thought in Egypt, 1945-1958 (Paperback)
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This book analyses the political ideologies of the several highly
influential liberal, socialist and communist thinkers, groups and
movements which sought to modernize Egypt after World War II. Most
of the representatives of these currents intended to transform
Egyptian society completely through rapid industrialization, land
reforms and economic planning, which would eliminate the peasantry,
rationalize the economy and create a new Egyptian citizen who would
live 'in accordance with the spirit of the age'. This study
explains why and how most liberal and left-wing intellectuals
eventually supported the authoritarian modernization programme of
the July Revolution of 1952. It gives new insights into
intellectual life during one of the most optimistic periods in
Egyptian history, a time when Egypt was at the height of its power
and believed a whole new future lay before it, uniting the Arab
world and joining Asia and Africa in the common struggle for
independence and dignity.
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