How Nasser Changed World Politics
This week marks 65 years since the Suez Crisis, which catapulted the popularity of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser – and became symbolic of his large and complicated legacy.
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Joel Beinin
Joel Beinin is the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History, Emeritus at Stanford University. His book A Critical Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa is published by Stanford University Press.
The Long Struggle Over the Suez
Since its construction just over 150 years ago, the Suez Canal has been at the heart of the global capitalist system – and has played a key role in the Arab world’s struggle against its old colonial masters.