Nasser's Blessed Movement: Egypt's Free Officers and the July RevolutionThis book examines a key period in the formation of modern Egypt, the early years of military rule following the coup of 1952. The Free Officers, a secret organization of junior officers, overthrew Egypt's parliamentary regime in July 1952 and over the next few years consolidated their rule, brutally suppressing alternative political movements. Gamal Abdel Nasser, one of the young officers, emerged as the leader of the military junta and launched an ambitious program for economic development, making Egypt a leader in Arab, African, and non-aligned politics, as well as a model for political mobilization and national development throughout the Third World. Focusing on the goals, programs, successes, and failures of the young regime, Gordon provides the most comprehensive account of the Egyptian revolution to date. Besides bringing to light newly opened American and British sources on the period, Gordon's book is also informed by interviews he conducted with a number of actors and observers of the events. |
Contents
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1 A Country of Failure | 14 |
2 The Peoples Army | 39 |
3 Revolutionary Jurisprudence | 58 |
4 Lift up Your Head | 79 |
5 The Great Deception | 92 |
6 The Secret of the Nine | 109 |
7 A Revolutionary Not a Politician | 127 |
8 Stability in Whatever Guise | 144 |
9 Fondest Hopes of the West | 157 |
10 Each of You Shall Be Gamal | 175 |
A Pragmatic March Toward Democracy? | 191 |
Notes | 201 |
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Other editions - View all
Nasser's Blessed Movement: Egypt's Free Officers and the July Revolution Joel Gordon Limited preview - 1992 |
Nassers Blessed Movement: Egypt's Free Officers and the July Revolution Joel Gordon No preview available - 1992 |
Nasser's Blessed Movement: Egypt's Free Officers and the July Revolution Joel Gordon No preview available - 2016 |
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Abd al-Hakim Amr Abd al-Nasir Ahmad Al-Ahram Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Misri Al-Musawwar ambassador Anglo-Egyptian Anwar al-Sadat April army arrest artillery August Baghdadi British cabinet Caffery desp Cairo CCR members civilian colleagues command committee communist coup coup d'état December DMNL early Egypt Egyptian elections Farouk February forces foreign Free Officers Gamal Gamal Abdel Nasser Guidance Council Hamrush Hamudah Hasan Hilali Hudaybi Husayn Ibid Ibrahim interview January Jefferson Caffery July 23 junta Kamal Khalid Muhyi al-Din land reform late Liberation Rally Mahir Mahmud military movement Mudhakkirat Muhammad Nagib Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brothers Nahhas Nasser Nasserist nationalist November October old regime opposition palace parliamentary political parties popular prime minister purge Qissat Radwan Ramadan regime's remained revolution role rule Ruz al-Yusuf Sa'dist Sadat Safahat Salah Salah Salim secret organization Sirag al-Din Sirri Stevenson tion U.S. embassy Wafd Wafd's Wafdist workers Yulyu Zakariya Muhyi al-Din