Cook, Steven A.

The struggle for Egypt: from Nasser to Tahrir Square

by Cook, Steven A.

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The recent revolution in Egypt has shaken the Arab world to its roots. The most populous Arab country and the historical center of Arab intellectual life, Egypt is a linchpin of the US's Middle East strategy, receiving more aid than any nation except Israel. This is not the firs…

Why do Egypt, Turkey, and Algeria--three states that are different in a number of analytically important respects--manifest strikingly similar political syndromes? This line of inquiry is part of an overall endeavor to explore the idea of political performance. I posit that the …