ABSTRACT

Divided into four parts and comprising Tarek Heggy's writings on the Egyptian mind, this volume makes an attempt to diagnose the illnesses of contemporary Egyptian political and socio-economic actuality and prescribe two solutions: a liberal political system and a modern market economy.

part |1 pages

Part I Essays on the Values of Progress

chapter |1 pages

Introduction: The English Edition

chapter |1 pages

Prelude

chapter 2|33 pages

The Most Important Values of Progress

chapter 3|2 pages

Source and Identity

chapter 4|4 pages

Cultural Specificity

chapter 5|3 pages

Building a Strong Society

part |1 pages

Part II Essays on Egypt’s Cultural Dilemma

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|3 pages

Why Do I Write?

chapter 2|4 pages

The ‘Big-Talk’ Syndrome

chapter 3|4 pages

Singing Our Own Praises

chapter 5|4 pages

Egyptian Identity and Globalization

chapter 6|9 pages

Humanity, America and Civilization

chapter 7|9 pages

Reflections on an American Trip

chapter 8|2 pages

Localized to the Spine

chapter 9|5 pages

The Anatomy of Apathy

chapter 10|3 pages

The United States and the World Future

chapter 11|5 pages

Egypt’s Economic Reform in the Balance

chapter 12|11 pages

The Arab Mindset and the Conspiracy Theory

chapter 13|2 pages

Complacency: ‘Enough is Enough’

chapter 17|4 pages

Imperative Management Reform

chapter 18|17 pages

Fateful Transformation

part |1 pages

Part III Essays on Contemporary Egyptian Problems

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|9 pages

The Tragedy of Subsidies

chapter 2|4 pages

The Art of Work: An Art We Have Lost

chapter 5|4 pages

Religious Extremism in Egypt

chapter 7|16 pages

What is to be Done?

chapter 8|6 pages

The Four Idols

chapter 10|6 pages

Egyptians Between Rights and Duties

chapter 12|17 pages

Management and Society

part |1 pages

Part IV Essays on the Imperative Fall of Socialism: A Critique of Marxism

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|7 pages

Marxism: Where To?

chapter 2|13 pages

The Dictatorship of the Proletariat

chapter 3|12 pages

Eurocommunism

chapter 6|10 pages

The Individual and Society