The rise of the Egyptian middle class socio-economic mobility and public discontent from Nasser to Sadat
During the 1970s and early 1980s, Egypt experienced swift economic growth resulting from a regional oil boom. Oddly, this economic growth hardly registered in Egyptian public discourse, which continuously claimed that the country was experiencing multiple economic, social, and cultural crises. This...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2019
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Working into the middle class
- "Crisis of supply in every household"
- 'Provocative consumption'
- 'Parasites'
- The resurgence of middle-class Islam