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Nasser's Egypt, Arab Nationalism and the United Arab Republic » (New Edition)

Authors: James P. Jankowski
ISBN-13: 9781588260345, ISBN-10: 1588260348
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Date Published: October 2001
Edition: New Edition

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	From the Old Regime to the New: The Revolution of 1952	11
	The Parliamentary Order and Its Discontents, 1922-1952	11
	The Free Officers Movement	14
	Consolidating Power, 1952-1954	19
2	The Nationalism of Gamal Abdel Nasser	27
3	The Search for a Regional Role, 1952-1954	41
	Sudanese Self-Determination and British Withdrawal	42
	The Chimera of the Revolution: U.S. Aid for Egypt?	48
	Toward an Arab Policy for Egypt	54
4	Years of Struggle: Egypt in the Arab World, 1955-1957	65
	The Nasserist Regime Crystallizes	65
	The Struggle Against the Baghdad Pact	69
	The Impact of the Suez Crisis	83
	Egypt and Jordan, 1957	88
	The Syrian Crisis of Late 1957	91
5	The Creation of the United Arab Republic	101
	Egypt and Syria, 1955-1957	101
	The Rush to Union, January 1958	104
6	Experiment in Unity: The United Arab Republic in Operation	115
	The UAR Takes Shape: "It's Going To Be a Big Headache"	115
	The Dilemmas of Union: "We Can't Work with These People"	123
7	The United Arab Republic in Inter-Arab Politics	137
	Arab Reactions to the Formation of the UAR	137
	The Crises of Mid-1958	141
	Rival Arab Revolutions: The UAR and Iraq	151
	Regional Rapprochement, 1959-1960	155
8	The Breakup of the United Arab Republic	161
	Increasing Difficulties, 1961	161
	The Syrian Secession, September 1961: "Captain of a Ship Which Has Split in Two in the Middle of the Sea"	166
	The "Lessons" of the Syrian Secession	174
9	Conclusion	179
	Notes	198
	Bibliography	221
	Index	229
	About the Book	235