| On the State of Egypt: What Made the Revolution Inevitable Contributor(s): Aswany, Alaa Al (Author), Wright, Jonathan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0307946983 ISBN-13: 9780307946980 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 962.055 |
| LCCN: 2011275102 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.36" W x 8.02" (0.49 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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) |