The autocratic parliament : power and legitimacy in Egypt, 1866-2011 /

Weipert-Fenner, Irene,

The autocratic parliament : power and legitimacy in Egypt, 1866-2011 / Irene Weipert-Fenner. - First edition. - Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (xv, 260 pages). - Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Parliamentary agency under Monarchic Rule, 1866-1952 -- Parliamentary contention and innovation in the Egyptian Republic, 1952-2010 -- Fighting over economic policies and the role of the state -- Parliament, representation, and the politicization of identities -- Autocratic institutional norms and contesting the democratic façade -- The autocratic parliament beyond Mubarak's Egypt.

"Weipert-Fenner has created a comprehensive study of Egypt's parliamentary history from 1866-2011, using a systematic empirical analysis, to explore and explain the public outcry that followed the December 2020 election"--



9780815655015

2019058855


Legislative bodies--History.--Egypt


Electronic Books.

JQ3854 / .A986 2020