Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism, and the United Arab Republic

In 1950s Egypt the idea of Arab nationalism and Gamal Abdel Nasser were assuming more power both inside the country and in the Arab world. This book explores this phenonmenon, exploring the political context in which Nasser maneuvered. Jankowski traces Egypt's—and Nasser's—movement from a peripheral to a central position in Arab nationalist politics.