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Global Security Watch--Egypt A Reference Handbook
Denis J. Sullivan, Kimberly Jones
Book Code: C9482
ISBN: 0-275-99482-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99482-2
208 pages
Praeger Security International Academic Cloth
Publication: 6/30/2008
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Global Security Watch
Description: Despite the appearance of political and military stability, Egypt may be standing at the edge of a precipice as the state remains grounded in rigid authoritarianism while the population, including a struggling civil society, readies itself to make the leap to democratization. This characterization has far-reaching implications for relations between citizens and the government, as well as Egypt's foreign affairs posture, particularly in the Middle East. State repression of civil, political, and religious actors, the ineffectual provision of social services, and two religious divides, between Coptic Christianity and Islam on the one hand, and secular and conservative Islamic traditions on the other, make for an incendiary domestic environment. The resulting over-reliance on security services to quash dissent could result in a population more amenable to less democratic methods of regime change and/or the development of stronger linkages between regional Islamist groups, whether they be political, militant, or some combination thereof.
Global Security Watch--Egypt explores the historical background that created the current realities in Egypt and examines the players and events influencing the nation today. It concludes with a series of recommendations for the Egyptian political establishment, and for the American government, in the belief that meaningful political and policy changes in Egypt can lead to an improvement in human rights, democracy, justice, stability, and security for Egypt, and an improved partnership between Egypt and the United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Chapter One Security in Egypt: Setting the Stage
  • Chapter Two Securing the State
  • Chapter Three Internal Insecurity: Mainstream Muslim Brothers and Marginalized Militant Movements
  • Chapter Four Egypt and the United States: Strategic Partners?
  • Chapter Five Egypts Key Regional Relations and Its Position in the Global Community
  • Chapter Six Egypt, the Divided State
  • Biographies
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • About the Authors
LC Card Number: 2008009954
LCC Class: DT107
Dewey Class: 355
PDF Catalogs:
PSI Reference Spring 2008.pdf
PSI Catalog Fall 2008.pdf
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
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