Contemporary Egypt : through Egyptian eyes : essays in honour of Professor P. J. Vatikiotis

This book brings together expert essays on the social and political forces and personalities that have shaped modern Egypt, and the economic, political and diplomatic dilemmas facing the country. It is to be hoped that the essays gathered here will shed some light on the features of contemporary Egyptian politics. Seeking to understand the politics and society of contemporary Egypt is a task and an interest which all the contributors to this book have in common. Whether as servants of the Egyptian state, teachers at Egypt's universities, writers for the Egyptian press, or students of Egyptian society, we have been concerned to apprehend the ways in which Egyptians have encountered and dealt with the challenges of the past century. Their struggles have contributed to the making of contemporary Egypt and form the basis for the studies collected here New expert essays on the social and political forces and personalities that have shaped modern Egypt - and the economic, political and diplomatic dilemmas facing the country