{"product_id":"the-political-left-in-egypt-talal-alkhadher-9781032947242","title":"The Political Left in Egypt: Secularism and Democratization","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering Sadat, Mubarak, and the post-revolution periods, this book presents a contemporary intellectual history of the Egyptian secular left in politics since 1970. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt covers a timeframe which witnessed cycles of repression and inclusion and explores how leftist parties which lack mobilization capacity respond behaviourally and ideologically to political openings, evaluate political opportunities, and assess the feasibility of elections. The author tells the story of two secular parties that fairly represent the secular spectrum, examining the options the leftist parties chose in order to survive the competition with strong Islamist and state-led parties. These are the Tagammu Party, a leftist opposition which shifted towards statism by political liberalization in the 1980s, and the Revolutionary Socialists, an opposition that diverted in an anti-institutional direction after democratization in 2011-2013. These opposing pathways seem to challenge the inclusion-moderation hypothesis. Introducing the Moderation Theory to secular actors opens a broad spectrum in which to comprehend the under-studied field of Arab secularism and rethinking, and, at the same time, the scope of moderation hypotheses. Consequently, the author argues that democratization can lead to de-moderation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Political Left in Egypt will appeal to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in Middle Eastern politics, and especially Egyptian politics and secular left politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Talal Alkhadher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032947241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032947242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Talal Alkhadher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089380913407,"sku":"9781032947242","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f99d9b8-0f21-4022-8834-4f5af7317689.jpg?v=1769109892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-left-in-egypt-talal-alkhadher-9781032947242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}