Pt. I. Muslim-Coptic interactions in the seventies -- pt. II. Egyptian perceptions of the strife -- pt. III. Ethnicity in development : the transition crisis -- pt. IV. Strains of economic exhaustion and ideological polarization in modern Egypt -- pt. V. The dynamics of transition and conflict in the seventies : the role of the religious strife
Summary
This critical analysis investigates the causes that brought about one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Egyptian history - the clashes between the Muslims and Copts during the 1970s. A unique retrospective, it features probing interviews with Egyptian intellectuals, writers, political and religious leaders, as well as common citizens from both the Muslim and Copt communities. Within a framework of economic, political and ideological factors, Nadia Ramsis Farah is able to synthesize a compelling portrait of a troubled national conscience in the face of religious strife. First pu
