Introduction -- Failing, or failed? -- Democracy -- The "new Middle East" and anti-Americanism -- Egypt's significance in the region -- The military and security services -- Aid, need, and violence in a "failing state" -- Subsidies -- Literacy and gender inequality -- National character arguments -- Egypt's democratization in the regional context -- Egypt's political development -- Indicators for democratization -- Egypt's regional role -- Egypt's role in global jihad -- Islamist violence -- Hereditary succession? -- Leadership alternatives? -- Is there a U.S. role in democratization? -- Islamism and radicalism in Egypt -- Islam and politics in Egypt -- The Muslim Brotherhood -- New radicals, and the new jihad under Sadat and beyond -- Radicals and moderates -- A war with Islamism -- Other types of repression -- Containing radical violence -- Al-Qa'ida's relationship with Egyptian Islamist militants -- Reemergence of jihad in Egypt? -- Revenge or underdevelopment? -- Al-Qa'idism and security -- Bedouin radicalism -- No solution? -- Ideological containment of threats -- Perpetual transitions? -- 2005 elections -- Preemptive reform? -- Conclusion
Notes
Title from title screen (viewed on October 2, 2007)
"September 2007."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-137)
Notes
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