Historian Albert Hourani describes Amin's writing as "forceful," particularly his argument in Mihnat al- iqtisad wa’l-thaqafa fi Misr (The Plight of the Economy and Culture in Egypt), among his better known books, which:
"...tried to trace the connections between the infitah and a crisis of culture. The Egyptian and other Arab peoples had lost confidence in themselves...the infitah, and indeed the whole movement of events since the Egyptian revolution of 1952, had rested on an unsound basis: the false values of a consumer society in economic life, the domination of a ruling élite instead of genuine patriotic loyalty. Egyptians were importing whatever foreigners persuaded them that they should want, and this made for a permanent dependence. To be healthy, their political and economic life should be derived from their own moral values, which themselves could have no basis except in religion."[4]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2022)
Food Supply and Economic Development; With Special Reference to Egypt, 1966
The Modernization of Poverty : A study in the political economy of growth in nine Arab countries 1945-1970, 1974
Egypt's Economic Predicament : a study in the interaction of external pressure, political folly, and social tension in Egypt, 1960-1990, 1995
'Whatever Happened to the Egyptians: changes in Egyptian society from 1950 to the present, AUC Press, 2000
Whatever Else Happened to the Egyptians: from the revolution to the age of globalization, AUC Press, 2004
The Illusion of Progress in the Arab world: A Critique of Western Misconstructions, 2005. Translated by David Wilmsen.
Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak (1981-2011), 2011
Whatever Happened to the Egyptian Revolution?, 2014. Translated by Jonathan Wright.
Referencesedit
^ abMichael R. Fischbach, 'Amin, Galal (1935-)', in Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. (subscription only) at HighBeam.
^"رحيل المفكر المصري البارز جلال أمين". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^Boullata, Issa J. (1990). Trends and issues in contemporary Arab thought. State University of New York Press. pp. 99–105. ISBN978-0-7914-0194-1. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ abHourani, Albert. "A Disturbance of Spirits (since 1967).” In A History of the Arab Peoples. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belnap Press of Harvard University Press, 1991.
^"كتاب جديد يؤرخ السيرة الذاتية لجلال أمين". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^"Galal Amin | International Prize for Arabic Fiction". arabicfiction.org. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
^"رحيل المفكر المصري البارز جلال أمين". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
A Radical Break with the Past: Interview with Susanne Schanda, 25 March 2011. Translated from the German by Aingeal Flanagan
April 12, 2024
galal, amin, galal, ahmad, amin, arabic, جلال, أمين, 1935, september, 2018, award, winning, professor, economics, american, university, cairo, egyptian, economist, commentator, critical, economic, cultural, dependency, egypt, upon, west, contents, biography, p. Galal Ahmad Amin Arabic جلال أمين 1935 25 September 2018 was an award winning professor of economics at the American University in Cairo and Egyptian economist and commentator 1 2 He was critical of the economic and cultural dependency of Egypt upon the West 3 4 5 Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAmin was born in Egypt in 1935 the son of judge and academic Ahmad Amin Hussein Ahmad Amin an Egyptian writer and diplomat was his brother Amin studied at Cairo University graduating LL B in 1955 before studying for diplomas in economics and public law Receiving a government grant to study in Britain Amin gained a M S 1961 and Ph D 1964 in economics from London School of Economics From 1964 to 1974 he taught economics at Ain Shams University also working as economic advisor for the Kuwait Fund for Economic Development from 1969 to 1974 After a year s teaching at UCLA in 1978 1979 Amin joined the American University in Cairo 1 He also contributed a weekly column to Al Shorouk for several years 6 Historian Albert Hourani describes Amin s writing as forceful particularly his argument in Mihnat al iqtisad wa l thaqafa fi Misr The Plight of the Economy and Culture in Egypt among his better known books which tried to trace the connections between the infitah and a crisis of culture The Egyptian and other Arab peoples had lost confidence in themselves the infitah and indeed the whole movement of events since the Egyptian revolution of 1952 had rested on an unsound basis the false values of a consumer society in economic life the domination of a ruling elite instead of genuine patriotic loyalty Egyptians were importing whatever foreigners persuaded them that they should want and this made for a permanent dependence To be healthy their political and economic life should be derived from their own moral values which themselves could have no basis except in religion 4 Amin died on 25 September 2018 7 Published works editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items February 2022 Food Supply and Economic Development With Special Reference to Egypt 1966 The Modernization of Poverty A study in the political economy of growth in nine Arab countries 1945 1970 1974 Egypt s Economic Predicament a study in the interaction of external pressure political folly and social tension in Egypt 1960 1990 1995 Whatever Happened to the Egyptians changes in Egyptian society from 1950 to the present AUC Press 2000 Whatever Else Happened to the Egyptians from the revolution to the age of globalization AUC Press 2004 The Illusion of Progress in the Arab world A Critique of Western Misconstructions 2005 Translated by David Wilmsen Egypt in the Era of Hosni Mubarak 1981 2011 2011 Whatever Happened to the Egyptian Revolution 2014 Translated by Jonathan Wright References edit a b Michael R Fischbach Amin Galal 1935 in Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa Online subscription only at HighBeam رحيل المفكر المصري البارز جلال أمين www aljazeera net in Arabic Retrieved 2022 02 01 Boullata Issa J 1990 Trends and issues in contemporary Arab thought State University of New York Press pp 99 105 ISBN 978 0 7914 0194 1 Retrieved 8 September 2012 a b Hourani Albert A Disturbance of Spirits since 1967 In A History of the Arab Peoples Cambridge Massachusetts Belnap Press of Harvard University Press 1991 كتاب جديد يؤرخ السيرة الذاتية لجلال أمين www aljazeera net in Arabic Retrieved 2022 02 01 Galal Amin International Prize for Arabic Fiction arabicfiction org Retrieved 2022 02 01 رحيل المفكر المصري البارز جلال أمين www aljazeera net in Arabic Retrieved 2022 02 01 External links editAUC webpage Curriculum Vitae permanent dead link A Radical Break with the Past Interview with Susanne Schanda 25 March 2011 Translated from the German by Aingeal Flanagan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Galal Amin amp oldid 1138166940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
