Cairo University and the making of modern Egypt /

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Author / Creator:Reid, Donald M. (Donald Malcolm), 1940-
Imprint:Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1990.
Description:xviii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge Middle East library 23
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/983521
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ISBN:0521366410
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on academic terminology and transliteration
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Private University, 1908-1919
  • 1. Antecedents
  • 2. Implementing the plan
  • 3. Challenges and adjustments
  • Part II. The University and the Liberal Ideal, 1919-1950
  • 4. The transition to a state university
  • 5. Rival imperialisms and Egyptianization
  • 6. Issues of equity: a university for whom?
  • 7. The university and politics, 1930-1950
  • 8. The issue of religion
  • Part III. In Nasser's Shadow, 1950-1967
  • 9. The end of the old regime
  • 10. Quality, quantity, and careers
  • 11. Mobilizing the university?
  • Part IV. The University since Nasser
  • 12. The open door and the Islamist challenge
  • Conclusion and prospect
  • Notes
  • Select bibliography
  • Index