From Independence to Revolution - Egypt's Islamists and the Contest for Power

Argues that the relationship between a divided Islamist movement and the state create a pattern of instability within Egypt

About the author

Gillian Kennedy is a lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton. She has a PhD in Middle Eastern Politics from King†s College London and was previously a Leverhulme Fellow there. She has had articles published on Open Democracy and in the Montreal Review, as well as appearing as a regular commentator on Egyptian politics for BBC Newshour.

Summary

An important account of the vicissitudes of Egypt's Islamists, informed by first-hand interviews and deep historical scholarship.

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Kennedy, Kennedy Gillian
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9781849047050
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-705-0
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Egypt, HISTORY / Africa / North, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Islamic Studies, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic