Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Maps; Maps; Preface to the Third Edition; Egypt and the Egyptians; The End of the Old Regime: 1945 1952; The First Years of the New Government: 1952 1956; The Unfinished Revolution: 1956 1970; Nasser's Ideology; Sadat's Revolution of Rectification; The Search for Economic Progress; Education and the Growth of Culture; The Life of the People; Mubarak's Middle Way; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Updated edition of a successful introductory textbook - topics covered include the ideologies of Nasser and Sadat; economic problems; the role of Islam; Egyptian culture and literature