Updated edition of a successful introductory textbook - topics covered include the ideologies of Nasser and Sadat; economic problems; the role of Islam; Egyptian culture and literature.

Preface to the Third Edition 1 Egypt and the Egyptians 2 The End of the Old Regime: 1945-1952 3 The First Years of the New Government: 1952-1956 4 The Unfinished Revolution: 1956-1970 5 Nasser's Ideology 6 Sadat's Revolution of Rectification 7 The Search for Economic Progress 8 Education and the Growth of Culture 9 The Life of the People 10 Mubarak's Middle Way 11 Conclusion

Derek Hopwood, St Antony's College, Oxford