{"product_id":"the-rise-of-egyptian-communism-1939-1970-9780815624431","title":"The Rise of Egyptian Communism, 1939-1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Selma Botman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelma Botman examines the virtually unknown history of communism in Egypt during the twentieth-century. In an original and well-documented study, the author has traced the development of the revolutionary left using political court cases, interviews with political activists, and literature from the communist movement itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the post-World War II period, Egyptian communists operated in an environment of extreme secrecy and periodic repression. While the communist movement never became a mainstream political force or had realistic capabilities for overthrowing the royalist regime, its importance and influence were much larger than its numbers imply. Egyptian Marxists had a significant ideological impact on Egyptian society, especially among the intelligentsia and to a lesser degree among trade unionists. Moreover, they were present at key moments of nationalist, student, and working-class militancy. The revolutionary left also contributed to the destabilization of the constitutional monarchy and the worn-out Wafd Party, the premier nationalist organization in Egypt, and helped pave the way for the emergence of Gamal Abdul Nasser and the Free Officers movement of 1952.","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47615227363479,"sku":"9780815624431","price":3220.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780815624431.webp?v=1775098970","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-rise-of-egyptian-communism-1939-1970-9780815624431","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}