Counting Islam: Religion, Class, And Elections In Egypt (Problems Of International Politics)

This book explains why Islamist parties have dominated the politics of Egypt for the better part of fifty years. Analyzing Islamist electoral performance and behavior before and after the 2011 revolution that unseated former dictator Hosni Mubarak, this book argues that Islamists win elections not because Egyptians are fundamentalists, but because these parties have more organizational resources to call on than their secular rivals.

• • Author: Tarek E. Masoud, Tarek Masoud
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: Apr 28, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 271 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1107009871
• • ISBN-13: 9781107009875