Reconstructing Rural Egypt

Author : Amy J. Johnson
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 081563014X

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Reconstructing Rural Egypt by Amy J. Johnson Pdf

Johnson's book provides the rich and untold story of the architect behind Egypt's inspired and highly successful social reform policies. The Rural Social Centers of the German-educated Ahmed Hussein were the cornerstones of his project initiatives, and these centers integrated social services through complete community participation. His programs flourished and were used as models for rural development projects worldwide. After the 1952 revolution, Hussein's influence waned, and he refused to participate in Gamal `Abd el-Nasir's development schemes. `Abd el-Nasr's eventual obliteration of Hussein's reform projects led to Hussein's resignation. Although he never again became involved in public life, Hussein created a school of thought in Egypt that endures today. Johnson chronicles current efforts of several organizations to revive Hussein's methods and reform agenda.

Author : Donald R. Mickelwait,Charles F. Sweet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Rural development
ISBN : OCLC:34593304

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Bringing Development Change to Rural Egypt by Donald R. Mickelwait,Charles F. Sweet Pdf

Author : Omnia El Shakry
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804755672

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The Great Social Laboratory by Omnia El Shakry Pdf

This book charts the development of the social sciences—anthropology, human geography, and demography—in colonial and postcolonial Egypt, exploring the broader significance of knowledge production and its relationship to colonialist and nationalist ideologies.

Author : Mohamed M. Shalaby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Egypt
ISBN : UOM:39015010952441

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Rural Reconstruction in Egypt by Mohamed M. Shalaby Pdf

Author : Samir Boulos
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004322233

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European Evangelicals in Egypt (1900-1956) by Samir Boulos Pdf

In European Evangelicals in Egypt (1900-1956) Samir Boulos investigates cultural exchange processes between European missionaries and Egyptian society in the first half of the twentieth century.

Author : Laura Bier
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804774390

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Revolutionary Womanhood by Laura Bier Pdf

The book explores state feminism through a close look at how the Nasser regime took up "the woman question" as part of the attempt to build a modern Egyptian nation-state.

Author : Mona L. Russell Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598842340

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Egypt by Mona L. Russell Ph.D. Pdf

This handbook provides an overview of the society, culture, geography, history, and politics of contemporary Egypt. While such historic monuments as the pyramids at Giza, the Karnak Temple, and the Valley of the Kings draw visitors to Egypt each year, the country is today a large and varied collection of some 79 million people. An important political and cultural force in the Middle East and home to one of Africa's most advanced economies, Egypt is rapidly becoming a major player in the 21st-century world. This comprehensive text examines all facets of life in Egypt, including its land, history, politics, and culture. It is written in a manner that makes the subject accessible and engaging for readers with little prior knowledge about the country, but also provides a critical analysis of the latest research for students and scholars familiar with Egypt and its people. Special attention is given to the historical period following the rise of Islam to enable a greater understanding of Egypt's contemporary government, religious practices, popular culture, and current events.

Author : Arthur Goldschmidt,Amy J. Johnson,Barak A. Salmoni
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9774249003

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Re-envisioning Egypt 1919-1952 by Arthur Goldschmidt,Amy J. Johnson,Barak A. Salmoni Pdf

Re-Envisioning Egypt, 1919-1952 presents new and often dismissed aspects of the constitutional monarchy era in Egyptian history. It demonstrates that many of the domestic and regional sociopolitical and cultural changes credited to the 1952 revolutionaries actually began in the decades before the July coup. Arguing against the predominant view of the pre-revolutionary era in Egypt as one of creeping decay, the volume restores understandings of the 1919-1952 years as integral to modern nation-state formation and social transformation. The book's contributors show that Egypt's real revolutions were long-term processes emerging over several decades prior to 1952. The leaders of the 1952 coup capitalized on these developments, yet earlier changes in Egyptian society fundamentally facilitated their actions and policies. This volume includes revisionist discussion of domestic political issues and foreign policy; the military, education, social reform, and class; as well as popular media, art, and literature. By introducing new approaches to these under-appreciated categories of analysis through exploration of untapped sources and by re-examining the political context of the time, Re-Envisioning Egypt, 1919-1952 proposes innovative methodologies for understanding this crucial period in Egyptian history, casting these years as fundamental to the country's twentieth-century trajectory. Contributors: Tewfik Aclimandos, Malak Badrawi, Andrew Flibbert, Nancy Gallagher, Arthur Goldschmidt, Mervat Hatem, Misako Ikeda, Amy J. Johnson, Anne-Claire Kerboeuf, Samia Kholoussi, Hanan Kholoussy, Fred Lawson, Shaun T. Lopez, Scott David McIntosh, Roger Owen, Lucie Ryzova, Barak A. Salmoni, James Whidden, Caroline Williams.

Author : Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr.
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810880252

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Historical Dictionary of Egypt by Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr. Pdf

Egypt’s was the first non-Western country to undergo an industrial revolution. It was a major commercial center during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was one of the first countries to have (albeit briefly) a constitutional government. Its struggle for independence was among the earliest in the non-Western world. Its capital, Cairo, has served as a headquarters and a meeting place for nationalist leaders. Its schools and universities attracted students from many other African and Asian countries. For the Arab world, its educational and legal institutions set the pattern that most other Arabic-speaking countries have followed. Its books, magazines, and newspapers circulate widely. Its radio and television broadcasting became the model for other Arab states. The leadership of Jamal Abd al-Nasir and Anwar al-Sadat profoundly influenced other Arab and Third World leaders. And the demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square became the iconic movement for the so-called “Arab Spring” in the rest of the Middle East. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Egypt covers its history from its emergence as an independent actor during the reign of Ali Bey (1760-1772) up to and including the first two years of the Arab Spring (February 2013). This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on of persons, events, institutions, political groups, economic and social conditions, policies, relationships with other countries, ideas, religions, ideologies, and commodities relevant to the modern history of Egypt. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Egypt.

Author : Annalise J.K. DeVries
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781649030412

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Maadi by Annalise J.K. DeVries Pdf

A fresh perspective on the global economic influences that shaped modern Egypt through the history of an affluent Cairo suburb, Maadi In the early years of the twentieth century, a group of Egypt’s real-estate and transportation moguls embarked on the creation of a new residential establishment south of Cairo. The development was to epitomize the latest in community planning, merging attributes of town and country to create an idyllic domestic retreat just a short train ride away from the busy city center. They called the new community Maadi, after the ancient village that had long stood on the eastern bank of the Nile. Over the fifty years that followed, this new, modern Maadi would be associated with what many believed to be the best of modern Egypt: spacious villas, lush gardens, popular athleticism, and, most of all, profitability. Maadi: The Making and Unmaking of a Cairo Suburb, 1878–1962 explores Maadi's foundation and development, identifying how foreign economic privileges were integral to fashioning its idyllic qualities. While Maadi became home to influential Egyptians, including nationalists and royalty, it always remained exclusive—too exclusive to appeal to the growing number of lower-income Egyptians making homes in the capital. Annalise DeVries shows how Maadi’s history offers a fresh perspective on the global economic influences that shaped modern Egyptian history, as they helped configure not only the country’s politics but also the social and cultural practices of the well-to-do. Ultimately the means of Maadi’s appeal also paved the path for its undoing. When foreign tax and legal privileges were abolished, Maadi, too, became untethered from a vision for Egypt’s future and instead appeared more and more as a figure of the country’s past.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 877 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004336551

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A Global History of Consumer Co-operation since 1850 by Anonim Pdf

With contributions from over 30 scholars, A Global History of Consumer Co-operation surveys the origins and development of the consumer co-operative movement throughout the world from the mid-nineteenth century until the present day.

Author : Soraya Altorki
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118475652

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A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East by Soraya Altorki Pdf

A Companion to the Anthropology of the Middle East presents a comprehensive overview of current trends and future directions in anthropological research and activism in the modern Middle East. Named as one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles of 2016 Offers critical perspectives on the theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical goals of anthropology in the Middle East Analyzes the conditions of cultural and social transformation in the Middle Eastern region and its relations with other areas of the world Features contributions by top experts in various Middle East anthropological specialties Features in-depth coverage of issues drawn from religion, the arts, language, politics, political economy, the law, human rights, multiculturalism, and globalization

Author : Eberhard Kienle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429805400

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Egypt by Eberhard Kienle Pdf

Focusing on authoritarian rule, unresolved economic challenges, and external dependency, the volume explains the salient political and economic features of contemporary Egypt against the backdrop of its history since the beginning of the 19th century. Presenting a comprehensive account of developments, it challenges common assumptions about secularists, Islamists, and revolutionaries, as well as 'modernization', 'economic reform', and political stability. Discussing domestic politics, economic change, and external relations since 1945, the author argues that Egypt continued to draw a degree of strength from sustained state-building activities, which its pre-colonial rulers could pursue in a favourable international environment and the partly related emergence of the country as a focal point of collective identity. More consolidated than many other states in the global south, Arab and non-Arab alike, independent Egypt, despite changing economic strategies, remained a (lower) middle-income country and despite repeated political contestation, most recently in the Arab Spring, continued to suffer from autocratic rule. Such continuity reflects not only the interplay between political forces at home, dominated by the military, and inconclusive economic policies but also the external constraints under which governments and other actors in the global south have to act. Based on numerous primary and secondary sources in various languages, including Arabic, and years of fieldwork, the book is a key resource for scholars of all levels, journalists, policymakers, and diplomats interested in comparative politics and the political economy of the Middle East and Egypt.

Author : Omar D. Foda
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477319550

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Egypt's Beer by Omar D. Foda Pdf

Although alcohol is generally forbidden in Muslim countries, beer has been an important part of Egyptian identity for much of the last century. Egypt’s Stella beer (which only coincidentally shares a name with the Belgian beer Stella Artois) became a particularly meaningful symbol of the changes that occurred in Egypt after British Occupation. Weaving cultural studies with business history, Egypt’s Beer traces Egyptian history from 1880 to 2003 through the study of social, economic, and technological changes that surrounded the production and consumption of Stella beer in Egypt, providing an unparalleled case study of economic success during an era of seismic transformation. Delving into archival troves—including the papers of his grandfather, who for twenty years was CEO of the company that produced Stella—Omar D. Foda explains how Stella Beer achieved a powerful presence in all popular forms of art and media, including Arabic novels, songs, films, and journalism. As the company’s success was built on a mix of innovation, efficient use of local resources, executive excellence, and shifting cultural dynamics, this is the story of the rise of a distinctly Egyptian “modernity” seen through the lens of a distinctly Egyptian brand.

Author : Arthur Goldschmidt
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438108247

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A Brief History of Egypt by Arthur Goldschmidt Pdf

Chronicles the history of Egyptian politics, economics, social and cultural developments from ancient times to the present.