Egypt in the era of Hosni Mubarak

Synopsis of Egypt in the era of Hosni Mubarak

«Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak: 1981-2011» is the historical essay by Galal A. Amin, published by American University of Cairo Press.

Galal Amin, author of «Whatever Happened to the Egyptians?», examines Egyptian society and the state under Mubarak: corruption, poverty, middle-class crisis, economy, the regime's tense relationship with a relatively free press, presidential succession, and Egypt's relations with the Arab world and the United States.

Hardcover edition, in English, published in 2011; translation by David Wilmsen from the Arabic original «مصر والمصريين في عهد مبارك» (173 pages).

Recommended for readers interested in the contemporary history of Egypt and in the political and social analysis of the country during Mubarak's tenure.