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"--