The Rise of the Egyptian Middle Class: Socio-Economic Mobility and Public Discontent from Nasser to Sadat, Hardcover - Relli Shechter

DescriptionDuring the 1970s and early 1980s, Egypt experienced swift economic growth resulting from a regional oil boom. Oddly, this economic growt...

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DescriptionTaking apart the ideology of the "middle class" Tidings of a shrinking middle class in one part of the world and its expansion in anothe...

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Manetho's obscure reference to a race of invaders has been a constant source of debate and controversy. This book assesses the rise to power of the...

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Lankina reveals how Imperial Russia's social structure survived the Bolsheviks' social engineering projects and continues to drive inequalities and...

A fierce, historically informed polemic against the idea that the middle class is the key to US greatness, past and future.Publisher: Haymarket Boo...

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Middle Egyptian introduces the reader to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts. It contains twenty-six lessons...

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This book is for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners who want to understand the dynamics and governance of low-carbon transitions. It show...

Reducere. In T. E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence of Arabia claimed that he inspired a "dream palace" of Arab nationalism. What ...

How did we come to imagine what ideal childhood requires? Beginning in the late eighteenth century, German child-rearing radically transformed, and...

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In this World War II military history, Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv, and the SS is ready for action. Espionage brought t...

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The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA explores the previously underexposed mafias of Southern Italy.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Joh...

Based on a decade of research, including in-depth interviews with many leading figures in the story, this edition is essential for anyone who wants...

In the 1970s, the city of Genoa in northern Italy was suffering the economic decline and the despondency common to industrial centers of the Wester...

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DescriptionHeretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vili...

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes ho...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressIllustration(s): 10 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 392Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x ...

The book introduces the age of intra-African migration, a period from the 19th century onwards in which the centre of gravity of African migration ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Derya (Queen's University, Canada) GungoerNumber of pages: 154Collection: Routledge Research in Gender an...

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This book examines the phenomenon of 'grand corruption' in Kuwait and the pattern in the wider region. It will be a valuable resource for academics...