CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvi
5. A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION xviii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER 1 EGYPT’S WORLD 21
8. CHAPTER 2 NASSER AND ARAB NATIONALISM 50
9. CHAPTER 3 THE ISLAMISTS 86
10. CHAPTER 4 THE RISE OF LIBERAL CAPITALISM 127
11. CHAPTER 5 EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS 158
12. CHAPTER 6 THE MUBARAK YEARS 179
13. CHAPTER 7 YOUNG EGYPTIANS 213
14. CONCLUSION 242
15. NOTES 272
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 293
17. INDEX 301