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The course will survey political and economic developments in Egypt from 1952 to the aftermath of the 2011 revolution. The new chapter in Egyptian history that opened on the 23rd of July 1952, when a group of military officers overthrew the monarchy, saw not only political change but changes in economic structures and policies, the social order, and Egypt’s foreign policy. From 1952, Egypt witnessed several reversals of policies as well as continuations of structures under its successive presidents Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, Morsi and finally Sisi. This course will delve into these changes looking at the basis of the political order, its mode of political organization, economic outlook, social and foreign policies with a focus on both the common themes running through these different regimes as well as their divergences. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>