Binder, Leonard : In a Moment of Enthusiasm - Political Power and the Second Stratum in Egypt

The Argument; The National Structure of the Rural Elite:Participation & Representation in the National Union; Traditionally Influential Families; Differentiation among Elite Families; 19th Century Origins of the Second Stratum; The Formation of the Second Stratum in the 20th Century; Occupational Configurations & Mobility Patterns in Elite Families; Geographical Distribution of the Second Stratum: The Provincial Distribution of the Second Stratum; The Provincial Distribution of Second Stratum Influentials; Summary Analysis of the Provincial Distribution of the Second Stratum; The Geographical Distribution of the Rural Elite; Regional Patterns of Diffusion of Rural Elites; The Arab Socialist Union & the Second Stratum; The Founding of the Arab Socialist Union; The Cadre Party & the Elections of 1968; Political Change in Egypt.