Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. MAPS viii
4. FOREWORD ix
5. PREFACE xiii
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. 2. Political History of the Egyptian Fellahin 14
9. 3. Personality and Culture of the Egyptian Fellah 57
10. 4. Village Politics in Rural Egypt 76
11. 5. History and Ideology of the ASU 100
12. 6. Organizational Structure and Functions of the ASU 117
13. 7. Political Socialization and the ASU 151
14. 8. Structure and Functions of the Combined Units and Village Councils 166 166
15. 9. Egyptian Village Bureaucracy 213
16. 10. The Local Savings Bank 230
17. 11. Conclusions 253
18. APPENDIX A Duties of the Active Members of the Arab Socialist Union 261
19. APPENDIX B Provinces of the United Arab Republic 263
20. APPENDIX C The ASU-Local Government Structure (Sept. 1967) 264
21. The ASU-Local Government Structure (Sept. 1967) 265
22. APPENDIX E Governorate ASU Organization (June 1967) 266
23. APPENDIX F Number of Combined Units in the Governorates (1967) 267
24. APPENDIX G Number of Villages under Each Village Council in the Governorate of al-Fayyum (1964) 268
25. APPENDIX H Number of Local Councils in the United Arab Republic 269
26. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 271
27. INDEX 285