ABSTRACT
Egypt was the first Arabic-speaking country to throw off the yoke of Turkish rule, with an attendant growth in European influence. The impact of the West was most obvious in the political-constitutional field, with the gradual adoption of Western patterns of government and political life. This book, first published in 1953, is the first work to trace the development of parliamentary institutions and political parties in Egypt and to consider the extent of Western influence on their inception, evolution and disruption. Based on both Arabic and European sources, it is a comprehensive examination of the subject, and is key to the understanding of the development of the modern Middle East.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Introduction
part |66 pages
Parliamentary Institutions
chapter |9 pages
The 1866-1867 Assembly
chapter |7 pages
The Assemblies from 1868 to 1878
chapter |5 pages
The 1879 Assembly
chapter |13 pages
The 1881-1882 Assembly
chapter |14 pages
Parliamentary Life, 1883-1912
chapter |4 pages
The Legislative Assembly
chapter |12 pages
The 1924 Parliament
part |123 pages
Political Parties