The Muslim Brothers in Pursuit of Legitimacy - Power and Political Islam in Egypt Under Mubarak

Informationen zum Autor Hesham Al-Awadi lectures in modern Middle East politics at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. Klappentext Hesham Al-Awadi argues that the growing impact of the Muslim Brotherhood on Egyptian politics and society is part of the movement's struggle to gain official legitimacy since its ban in 1954. The movement's remarkable presence in syndicates! student unions! investment companies and parliament was the outcome of its highly organized structure! consolidated during the earlier years of President Mubarak. Although the Brotherhood failed to secure the recognition of the state! they did secure a degree of informal legitimacy! based on their services to middle class beneficiaries. This "social" legitimacy was soon employed politically against the regime as Mubarak! haunted by the sudden rise of Islamists in Algeria and his failure to legitimate his leadership! was impelled to revoke his policies in the nineties.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hesham Al-Awadi, Al-Awadi Hesham
• Verlag: Tauris, I.B.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 29.10.2004
• EAN: 9781850436324
• ISBN: 978-1-85043-632-4
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Library of Modern Middle East Studies; Library of Modern Middle East; Library of Modern Middle East; Library of Modern Middle East Studies
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Egypt, Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Political activism, Islamic Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Political activism / Political engagement