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Book SynopsisThe book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end.
Trade ReviewIntellectually ambitious. Middle East Journal Mobilizing Islam is easily one of the best books on Islamic activism. Wickham's use of social movement theory and remarkable fieldwork produced a book that speaks to area specialists and students of contentious politics alike. Amidst the onslaught of ill-informed books on Islam in the post-September 11 period, Wickham provides a refreshing reminder that there is rigorous scholarship on Islamic activism. -- Quintan Wiktorowicz Perspectives on Politics The book is one of the best texts available for studying a major Islamic political movement in its proper context. -- Kristin Tassin Arab Studies Journal This book has at least four great strengths... clarity... revives interest... effectively focused... content has enormous appeal. -- Mohamed El Sayed Said Journal of Islamic Studies
Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Nasser and the Silencing of Protest 3. Educated and Under-Employed: The Rise of the Lumpen-Intelligentsia 4. Parties Without Participation 5. The Parallel Islamic Sector 6. "The Call to God": The Islamist Project of Ideological Outreach 7. Explaining the Success of Islamist Outreach 8. From the Periphery to the Center: The Islamic Trend in Egypt's Professional Associations 9. Cycles of Mobilization Under Authoritarian Rule 10. Postscript: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Mubarak Regime, 1995-2001
