Egypt Reading List (28 books)

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To gain better context of the tumult going on in Egypt today, Oxford University Press gathered a reading list of titles on Egypt, the Arab Spring, Islam, and the Middle East. http://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/59...

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1	Islam and the Arab Awakening by Tariq Ramadan 3.72 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Terminal Rage by A.M. Khalifa (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,254 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know by James L. Gelvin 3.69 avg rating — 440 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Democracy's Fourth Wave?: Digital Media and the Arab Spring by Philip N. Howard 3.53 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam Is Reshaping the World by Shadi Hamid (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 491 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square (Council on Foreign Relations by Steven A. Cook 3.72 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Arab Revolution: Ten Lessons from the Democratic Uprising by Jean-Pierre Filiu 3.58 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Sayyid Qutb: The Life and Legacy of a Radical Islamic Intellectual by James Toth 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Rethinking Arab Democratization: Elections without Democracy by Larbi Sadiki really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	After the Spring: Economic Transitions in the Arab World by Magdi Amin 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	International Relations of the Middle East by Louise L'Estrange Fawcett (Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control by David Sims 4.28 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Translating Egypt's Revolution: The Language of Tahrir by Samia Mehrez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Arab Spring in Egypt: Revolution and Beyond by Bahgat Korany (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Journal of the AUC School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Issue #3 by Scott MacLeod (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Cairo Review of Global Affairs: Journal of the AUC School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Issue #4 by Scott MacLeod (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Egypt, the Arabs, and the World: Reflections at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century by Hani Shukrallah it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Revolution Graffiti: Street Art of the New Egypt by Mia Gröndahl 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Egypt in Flux: Essays on an Unfinished Revolution by Adel Iskandar 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Whatever Happened to the Egyptian Revolution? by Galal Amin 3.72 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Copts at the Crossroads: The Challenges of Building Inclusive Democracy in Egypt by Mariz Tadros 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Changing Middle East: A New Look at Regional Dynamics by Bahgat Korany (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Road to Tahrir: Front Line Images by Six Young Egyptian Photographers by Sherif Assaf Omar Attia 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak: 1981-2010 by Galal Amin 3.83 avg rating — 658 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution by Rusha Latif 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Tahrir Square: The Heart of the Egyptian Revolution by Mia Gröndahl (Photographer) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Messages from Tahrir: Signs from Egypt’s Revolution by Karima Khalil (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	On the State of Egypt: A Novelist's Provocative Reflections by Alaa Al Aswany 3.65 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars