Israel Gershoni

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Confronting Fascism in Egypt: Dictatorship Versus Democracy in the 1930sPaperback, 21 October 2009

Confronting Fascism in Egypt: Dictatorship Versus Democracy in the 1930s
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Print Length
360 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Date Published
21 Oct 2009
ISBN-10
0804763445
ISBN-13
9780804763448

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Confronting Fascism in Egypt offers a new reading of the political and intellectual culture of Egypt during the interwar era. Though scholarship has commonly emphasized Arab political and military support of Axis powers, this work reveals that the shapers of Egyptian public opinion were largely unreceptive to fascism, openly rejecting totalitarian ideas and practices, Nazi racism, and Italy's and Germany's expansionist and imperialist agendas. The majority (although not all) of Egyptian voices supported liberal democracy against the fascist challenge, and most Egyptians sought to improve and reform, rather than to replace and destroy, the existing constitutional and parliamentary system.

The authors place Egyptian public discourse in the broader context of the complex public sphere within which debate unfolded--in Egypt's large and vibrant network of daily newspapers, as well as the weekly or monthly opinion journals--emphasizing the open, diverse, and pluralistic nature of the interwar political and cultural arena. In examining Muslim views of fascism at the moment when classical fascism was at its peak, this enlightening book seriously challenges the recent assumption of an inherent Muslim predisposition toward authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and "Islamo-Fascism."

Product Details

Authors:
Israel GershoniJames Jankowski
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
21 October 2009
Dimensions:
22.61 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm
ISBN-10:
0804763445
ISBN-13:
9780804763448
Language:
English
Location:
Stanford, CA
Pages:
360
Weight:
476.27 gm

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