Egypt and the Struggle for Power in Sudan - From World War II to Nasserism

A revised history of Egypt's doctrine of the unity of the Nile Valley, tracing its struggle from monarchy to revolution.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Theoretical Foundations of Egypt's Claims for the Unity of the Nile Valley: 1. Egyptian perceptions of the Sudan: historical narratives; 2. The unity of the Nile Valley: geographical, economic and ethnographical perspectives; Part II. The Struggle for the Sudan: Politics, Diplomacy and Public Discourse: 3. The Sudan question: the Egyptian transition from wartime lethargy to postwar overtures and deeds; 4. Between two modes of imperialism: education, nationalism and the struggle for power in the Sudan; 5. The aftermath of the security council hype: whither the unity of the Nile Valley?; 6. Social movements and the Sudan question: a case study in the divergence of national liberation movements; Conclusion.

About the author

Rami Ginat is a Professor of Middle Eastern politics and heading the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is a leading scholar in Egyptian history and Cold War studies in the Middle East, and has published many books and articles in these fields, including A History of Egyptian Communism (2011). His work pays careful attention to the mutual feedback between politics and ideas.

Summary

This book is a revised history of Egypt's doctrine of the unity of the Nile Valley, tracing its struggle from monarchy to revolution. It is for scholars and students of Middle Eastern and African history, studying courses on colonial and imperial history, and social movements, and for general readers.

Product details

• Authors: Rami Ginat, Rami (Bar-Ilan University Ginat, Ginat Rami
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.08.2017
• EAN: 9781107197930
• ISBN: 978-1-107-19793-0
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sudan, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Egypt, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Middle East, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, History and Archaeology