Egypt after Mubarak

Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

Bruce K. Rutherford

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Princeton University Press
07 May 2013

Islamic studies; Politics & government; Political science & theory; Political leaders & leadership; Islamic law

Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics

Which way will Egypt go now that Husni Mubarak's authoritarian regime has been swept from power? Will it become an Islamic theocracy similar to Iran? Will it embrace Western-style liberalism and democracy? Egypt after Mubarak reveals that Egypt's secularists and Islamists may yet navigate a middle path that results in a uniquely Islamic form of liberalism and, perhaps, democracy. Bruce Rutherford draws on in-depth interviews with Egyptian judges, lawyers, Islamic activists, politicians, and businesspeople. He utilizes major court rulings, political documents of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the writings of Egypt's leading contemporary Islamic thinkers. Rutherford demonstrates that, in post-Mubarak Egypt, progress toward liberalism and democracy is likely to be slow. Essential reading on a subject of global importance, this edition includes a new introduction by Rutherford that takes stock of the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood's victories in the 2011-2012 elections.

By: Bruce K. Rutherford
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised edition
Volume: 48
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780691158044
ISBN 10: 0691158045
Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 07 May 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction to the Paperback Edition ix Acknowledgments xlvii CHAPTER 1 Hybrid Regimes and Arab Democracy 1 CHAPTER 2 Liberal Constitutionalism: Preserving and Adapting Egypt's Liberal Tradition 32 CHAPTER 3 Islamic Constitutionalism: The Political Goals of Moderate Islam 77 CHAPTER 4 The Decline of Statism and the Convergence of Political Alternatives 131 CHAPTER 5 Economic Restructuring and the Rise of Market Liberalism 197 CHAPTER 6 Liberalism, Islam, and Egypt's Political Future 231 Bibliography 261 Index 279

Bruce K. Rutherford is associate professor of political science at Colgate University.

Reviews for Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World

The author has studied closely the Brotherhood's campaign documents, and the book is based on primary sources. No student of the region can afford to ignore it. --A. G. Noorani, Frontline Bruce Rutherford thoroughly analyzes the dynamics and personalities of Egyptian politics and the prospects for Egypt once its pro-Western president, Hosni Mubarak, passes on. --Sheldon Kirschner, Canadian Jewish News [Egypt after Mubarak] clearly offers both an insightful account of Egyptian politics and a potentially fruitful framework for future comparative research on political change in the Arab world. --Waleed Hazbun, Perspectives on Politics [Readers will] be rewarded by Rutherford's ambitious effort to explain how significant political actors, specifically, the Muslim Brotherhood, the judiciary, and the business sector, can work in parallel, if not exactly together, to influence the country's trajectory over time. This is a novel approach to analyzing Egyptian politics. --Steven A. Cook, Foreign Affairs A fascinating and timely book. . . . [Rutherford] details the long and persistent struggle of the judiciary to carve out an independent role for itself, even under a military dictatorship. --Fareed Zakaria, Time