Egypt's Incomplete Revolution: Lutfi al-Khuli and Nasser's Socialism in the 1960s (Cummings Center (Paperback))

This work examines the importance of Lutfi al-Khuli and the intellectual circle associated with the Nasserist regime. This study sheds new light on Egypt's socialist experience in the 1960s. It charts the evolution of ideology in Nasser's regime from the inarticulate and inconsistent experiments of the early 1950s to the detailed and systematic formulations of the 1960s. It appraises the accommodation between the official declarations and their practical implementation. The book explores the interrelationship between ideology and statecraft and examines the concrete role that Arab socialism played in the Nasserist state. The author has chosen to concentrate on the seminal figure Lutfi al-Khuli - a leading member of the foremost intellectual circle associated with the Nasserist regime whose significant contribution has been neglected in the literature

The importance of Lutfi al-Khuli and the intellectual circle associated with the Nasserist regime has, until now, been neglected in literature. Here, Ginat examines al-Khuli's contribution to the short-lived yet formidable success of Arab socialism. Making extensive use of primary sources, such as essays and articles by al-Khuli as well as personal interviews, he sheds new light on Egypt's socialist experience in the 1960s. Newly-declassified archival material and literature in Arabic and other languages are also used in order to elucidate the Egyptian context and the ideological structure of Nasser's Arab socialism.

The importance of Lutfi al-Khuli and the intellectual circle associated with the Nasserist regime is examined here. Rami Ginat looks at al-Khuli's contribution to the short-lived yet formidable success of Arab socialism.